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Journalist and Author Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb is the co-anchor
of "NBC News' Today" and cohost of the fourth hour of "NBC
News' Today with Kathie Lee
Gifford." She has served as a correspondent for "Dateline NBC" and
covered a wide variety of domestic
and international stories across all
NBC News platforms, including
numerous human-interest stories
and features. Kotb has reported
on the aftermath and one-year
anniversary of Hurricane Katrina,
a story personal to Kotb who lived
in New Orleans for six years, the
Hoda Kotb
war in Iraq, the conflict in the
West Bank and Gaza, and the war on terror ter, Haley Joy. The book is about gratitude for
in Afghanistan. She was also a part of the net- the things in life - both big and small - that
work's extensive coverage of the 2012 Summer bring us happiness.
Kotb was recognized with a 2016 GraOlympics in London, 2016 Summer Olymcie Award for Outpics in Rio, and 2018
standing Host in
Winter Olympics in
Hoda Kotb
Entertainment/InPyeongchang. This
Auditorium Speaker
formation for her
session will take place
Saturday 6/22, 11:30 - 12:30 p.m.
radio show, "The
Saturday, June 22
Sponsored by HarperCollins
Hoda Show on Sirifrom 10:30 -11:30
Children's Books
usXM" and in 2015,
a.m. at the 2019 ALA
she was honored with
Annual Conference
a Gracie Award for Outstanding Host in
& Exhibition in Washington, DC.
A New York Times bestselling author, Kotb News/Non-fiction and a Webby Award for
has written six books: You Are My Happy, I've her Truly Brave music video, shining a light
Loved You Since Forever, Hoda: How I Survived on pediatric cancer. Kotb was also awarded at
War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer and Kathie Lee, the Daytime Emmys, as part of "Today's" recand Ten Years Later: Six People Who Faced Ad- ognition as the best morning news program.
Prior to joining NBC News, Kotb
versity and Transformed Their Lives and Where
We Belong. Kotb is a nine-year breast cancer worked as an anchor and reporter in New Orsurvivor and is involved in several initiatives leans and in Fort Meyers, Florida. She graduto raise awareness about the disease. Her ated from Virginia Tech University with a
book, You Are My Happy, illustrated by Suzie Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism.
Get details and add to your schedule
Mason and available now, was inspired by the
nighttime routine she shares with her daugh- now.

ALSC Opportunities in Washington
ALSC Charlemae Rollins
President's Program
Subversive Activism: Creating Social
Change Through Libraries, Children's
Literature, and Art
This high energy presentation examines
activism and social change through multiple
lenses. First from two scholarly leaders, Dr.
Nicole Cooke from Library & Information
Science, and Dr. Janina Fariñas from Pediatric
Neuropsychology, from acclaimed children's
book author/illustrator Yuyi Morales, and
from Dr. Karin Perry's sketchnoting that will
document this dynamic event.
This event takes place Monday, June 24
from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. in WCC 147A.
ALSC Preconference
With Gratitude: Honoring Stories that
Connect Us
Friday, June 21 from 11:30 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. at HIL International Ballroom East.
Join us in conversation with authors,
illustrators, and publishers as we celebrate
and explore the 2019 Batchelder, Caldecott,
Geisel, Newbery, Pura Belpré, and Sibert
Honor Books.
Pura Belpré Celebración
Sunday, June 23 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at
MAR Liberty BR Salons M-P.
Join ALSC and REFORMA in celebrating

the 2019 Pura Belpré Medal winners and honorees as they receive their awards and deliver
their acceptance speeches. The Celebración
is a free, joyful event featuring acceptance
speeches by winners and honorees, musical
performances, and book signing.
Leadership & ALSC
Saturday, June 22 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
at the Washington Hilton, International
Ballroom East.
Wondering how new media can fit into
your library programs for children? Come to
the Leadership & ALSC session to learn how
your peers are using new media and their attitudes about this trend in the field. Discover
how new media as well as other traditional
tools can be used to support media literacy,
computational thinking, and family learning.
2019 ALSC Awards
Presentation
Monday, June 24 from 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
in WCC 147A.
Celebrate the best in children's literature
at the annual presentation of the Batchelder,
Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media,
Geisel, and Sibert awards! Join us at 8:00 a.m.
for a continental breakfast and a chance to
mingle with your favorite authors and illustrators. The awards will promptly start 8:30 a.m.
and is open to all registered attendees.

Frank Miller

Tom Wheeler

Graphic Creative Forces
Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler
Graphic novelist Frank Miller is one of
the most influential and awarded creators
in comics and graphic novels. He is known
for his intense, hard-boiled storytelling, and
gritty noir aesthetic. Miller co-directed the
movie "Sin City," based on his graphic novel
by the same name, and executive produced the
action film "300," based on his comic book
series. His projects have been nominated
for the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize
award, the Palme d'Or and have won the
Harvey and Eisner Awards, including those
for Best Writer/Artist, Best Graphic Novel
Reprint, Best Cartoonist, Best Cover Artist,
Best Limited Series, and Best Short Story.
In 2015, Miller was inducted into the Will
Eisner Award Hall of Fame for his lifetime
contribution to the industry.
Screenwriter, producer, and comic
book artist Tom Wheeler has worked on "Empire," "The Cape," "Daredevil," "The Dark
Knight Returns," 300," and more. He is
best known as the screenwriter of "Puss in
Boots" and "The Lego Ninjago Movie" and
he also wrote the story for the live-action
feature "Dora the Explorer", scheduled for
2019 release. This session will take place Sunday, June 23 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the

Frank Miller & Tom Wheeler
Auditorium Speaker
Sunday 6/23 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by Simon &
Schuster
2019 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
in Washington, DC.
Together, Miller and Wheeler will create
and executive-produce Cursed, a 10-episode
Netflix Original show based on the book of
the same name. In Cursed, the Red Paladins
are a blood-soaked wind blowing across the
British Isles, fanning the flames of a holy
crusade led by the sinister Father Carden, who
aims to wipe Druids from the map. Desperate
for revenge against the group who destroyed
her family and her village, budding Druid
Nimue decides to team up with a mysterious,
charming young man named Arthur and step
into the power she's been running from her
whole life. But what if, in her vengeance, she
loses her way? What if she forgets herself?
Wheeler will write the companion book,
with Miller providing the illustrations, available Fall 2019.
Get details and add to your schedule now.

Make Connections at the ALA JobLIST
Placement & Career Development Center's
Open House/Job Fair
As part of its continuing efforts to help job seekers and employers make real connections, the ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center will host an
Open House/Job Fair on Sunday, June 23 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Center
during the ALA 2019 Annual Conference in D.C. The Center will be located in the
Marriott Marquis - Independence Ballroom.
Representatives from various libraries and library-related companies will have an opportunity to talk with conference attendees about their individual work environments.
In addition to discussing employment opportunities, representatives will also converse
about various aspects that make their institutions unique - such as work culture, facilities, sports, music, arts, campus and community life, etc. They will showcase the
activities available in and around their institutions that highlight the quality of life.
All conference attendees are welcomed and encouraged to attend. There is no cost
to participate in the Open House. Registration for job seekers is not required. You
don't have to be actively seeking employment to attend. Institutions/organizations
interested in participating in the Open House should contact the Center's manager,
Beatrice Calvin.
Let's be intentional about making meaningful connections. Attend the ALA JobLIST
Placement & Career Development Center's Open House/Job Fair on Sunday, June 23.
For more information on the ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development
Center's events and activities, visit the Center's webpage.

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