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2011 Annual Conference Preview Update NEW ORLEANS Cognotes • Page 25 Diversity in Action at Annual Conference T he ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) has selected presentations for the 2011 Diversity and Outreach Fair, to be held on Saturday, June 25 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the Special Events Area in Hall J at the Morial New Orleans Convention Center. The chosen presentations will highlight innovative and successful library outreach initiatives and programs during a poster session open to all ALA attendees at Annual Conference. Topics for this year’s Fair include library-based family literacy programs and library services to underserved or underrepresented communities, including people with disabilities; poor and homeless populations; people of color; English-language learners; gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people; new Americans, new and non-readers; older adults; people living in rural areas; incarcerated people and ex-offenders; and mobile library services and bookmobiles. The theme of this year’s Fair is family literacy. The 2011 Diversity and Outreach Fair will feature: “ACRL Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee”—ACRL Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee Members “The American Dream Starts @ your library”— ALA Office for Literacy & Outreach Services “The ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce and Career Enhancement Program: Inclusive Recruitment Leading to Literacies in Research Libraries”—Association of Research Libraries “Bookmobiles: An American Icon for Over 100 Years”—Association for Bookmobile and Outreach Services “Catch Them While They Are Young!/Create, Share, and Listen: Recount your New American Experience through Digital Storytelling”—Woodruff Library - University of Atlanta “Celebrating Cultural, Reading, & Family Literacy with Día and Noche de Cuentos”—REFORMA “Circle of Learning Program”—San Jose State University SLIS “The Consumer Health Education Center: A Decade of Service to the Community”—University of Mississippi Rowland Medical Library “Cooking, Blogging, and Gaming Our Way to Family Literacy”—Anythink Libraries, Huron Street Branch, Thornton, Colo. ”The Fair Housing Five: Building Partnerships Between School Libraries and Non-Profits to Conduct Outreach to Underserved Communities”—Audubon Charter Library “Family Cultural Exchange”—First Regional Library, M.R. Dye Branch “Family Literacy for New Americans”—Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) “Filipino American Library (FAL)”—Filipino American Library “Financial Literacy @ Your Library”—Prairie View A&M University “Financial Literacy in the Community”—Queens Library & FINRA “Focus on Immigration: Developing Library Staff Cultural Competencies”—University of Michigan Library “Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) 2012”—Joint Conference of Librarians of Color “Kid Stuff at GLBT Round Table”—Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) “Library Advocacy, Family Literacy, and Global Outreach”—Chinese American Librarians Association “2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration”—SRRT Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Task Force “More than Money: the Benefits of a Comprehensive Recruitment Program for Underrepresented Students”—University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GSLIS “Merritt Fund: Providing Assistance to Librarians Facing Discrimination or Defending Intellectual Freedom”—LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund “Multiple Literacies of the Native American and Latino Communities, An Asset-Based Approach”— Knowledge River, University of Arizona “Reaching Out with Words and Images”—Asian Pacific American Library Association “Spectrum Scholarship Program”—ALA Office for Diversity, Spectrum Scholars and Alumni “Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture”— American Indian Library Association/Asian Pacific American Librarians Association “Ten Libraries, One Goal: Progress Report on Recruiting Future Librarians with Diverse Backgrounds through a Collaborative Project”—North Carolina Library Association “Turn the Page: Library Services for Incarcerated Youth”—University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign GSLIS “UCSB Invites Enthusiastic, Energetic, Highly Motivated Librarians to Apply”—University of California, Santa Barbara Generously sponsored by DEMCO, the ALA Diversity and Outreach Fair is an opportunity for libraries and member groups to share their successful diversity and outreach initiatives with ALA Annual Conference attendees celebrate diversity in America’s libraries and exhibit “diversity in action” ideas. To learn more about the Diversity and Outreach Fair, please visit www.ala.org/divfair. For over 100 years DEMCO (www.demco.com) has supported the valuable work of librarians—taking pride in providing the best service possible. DEMCO’s mission is to continue to anticipate future needs, to supply products and services that support the activities of library professionals and improve library environments by making them more attractive and user-friendly. The people of DEMCO demonstrate their continuing commitment to library professionals through their support of the Library Champions Program and participation at ALA’s conferences. The Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) serves the Association by identifying and promoting library services that support equitable access to the knowledge and information stored in our libraries. OLOS focuses attention on services that are inclusive of traditionally underserved populations, including new and non-readers, people geographically isolated, people with disabilities, rural and urban poor people, and people generally discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, language and social class. The Campaign for America's Libraries would like to thank ALA's 2010-2011 Library Champions. Library Champions make it possible to increase awareness and advocate the value of libraries and librarians across the country and around the world. To learn how you can become a Library Champion and help ALA speak up and speak out for libraries, please contact the ALA Development Office, at 800.545.2433 ext. 5050 or via email at development@ala.org. 3M LIBRARY SYSTEMS BAKER & TAYLOR BOUND TO STAY BOUND BOOKS BOWKER BRODART COMPANY BWI/FOLLETT LIBRARY RESOURCES CANDLEWICK PRESS THE COMBINED BOOK EXHIBIT DEMCO, INC. DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES ELSEVIER EX LIBRIS GROUP FINRA INVESTOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION GALE, PART OF CENGAGE LEARNING GAYLORD BROS., INC. HIGHSMITH H.W. WILSON COMPANY INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES INC. INNOVATIVE INTERFACES LEXISNEXIS THE LIBRARY CORPORATION LSSI (LIBRARY SYSTEMS & SERVICES LLC) MARSHALL CAVENDISH MERGENT, INC. MORNINGSTAR NEAL-SCHUMAN FOUNDATION OCLC ONLINE COMPUTER LIBRARY CENTER POLARIS LIBRARY SYSTEMS PROQUEST REFERENCE USA THE ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. SAGE SCHOLASTIC INC. SEVERN HOUSE PUBLISHERS LTD. SIRSIDYNIX SISTERS IN CRIME SPRINGER STANDARD & POOR’S SWETS THOMSON REUTERS VERIZON FOUNDATION VTLS, INC. WORLD BOOK, INC. http://www.ala.org/divfair http://www.demco.com

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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