What's Up for ALA

-- Library Journal, 6/5/2007

One of the most important and useful things you can do with your time while attending ALA is to visit the exhibits. Their support makes the conference possible, and these companies are working every day to publish great new books, create better content delivery and design products and services that streamline your workflow and outfit your libraries. Be sure you go to the exhibits early. Don't wait until the no-conflict time or you might miss out on authors, contests, give-aways and demonstrations.

The companies below are special friends of Library Journal and School Library Journal. We're pleased to offer a listing of their ALA activities.

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Bearport Publishing (Booth # 3241)
Author signings: Donna Latham and Frances E. Ruffin, both recent recipients of the ASPCA 2006 Henry Bergh Children's Book Award, will be signing their award-winning books in our booth! First 50 people receive a free copy!

Donna Latham (6/24, 1:30-2:30 pm): Fire Dogs
Frances E. Ruffin (6/25, 9:30-10:30 am): Water Rescue Dogs

BWI (Booth #1215)
Be sure to stop by BWI's booth #1215 to check out all the new Playaway titles available from BWI. We currently have over 400 titles on TitleTales, the finest online selection and ordering tool, exclusively for public librarians.

Candlewick Press (Booth #3245)
Saturday, 11:30-1:00 Please join award-winning author Amy Hest to discuss her newest Candlewick Press title ''Remembering Mrs. Rossi.'' We will be having lunch in Room 102A in the convention center. Goodie bags while supplies last!
"Tenderly perceptive" says The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books in their starred review.

Center Point Large Print (Booth #1106)
If you enter the raffle with Center Point Large Print, you could win a Large Print standing order plan valued over $700! Please visit booth 1106 to sign up.

Chelsea House (Booth #3138)
Please visit Chelsea House in booth #3138 to see our outstanding range of nonfiction titles. Show specials include:

20% conference discount!
Raffle: Win the 8-volume Cultural Atlas for Young People set!
Free giveaways!
Wine & cheese party at booth #3138 on Saturday, June 23rd at 3 pm!

DEMCO, Inc. (Booth # 2725)
Celebrate Libraries with DEMCO and visit us in booth # 2725. Spin the giant wheel and win prizes including airline tickets, kids' carpets, camcorders, gift certificates and more! In addition, DEMCO will donate one dollar for each visitor (up to $3,000) to the ALA Scholarship Fund. DEMCO is once again sponsoring the Diversity and Outreach Fair & the World Championship Book Truck Drill Team Competition. DEMCO's Grand Prizes will be awarded at NOON on Tuesday and the winner of the DEMCO Library Interiors $10,000 Room Makeover will be selected at 2:00 Tuesday during the SupERTuesday closing reception. DEMCO is proud to be an ALA Library Champion.

Enslow Publishers, Inc. (Booth # 3152 & 3153)
Come visit Enslow Publishers, Inc. in booth #3152 and MyReportLinks.com in booth #3153 at this year's 2007 ALA Conference for Raffles, Giveaways and Book Signings! Meet Patricia Murphy, writer of Puppy & Kitten Math on Saturday from 2-4 and Ken Rainis, writer of Blood and DNA Evidence, Sunday from 1-3.

Ex Libris, Inc (Booth #813)
Ex Libris Seminar Series!

Saturday, June 23, 2007
Current Trends in MetaSearching.
Primo: The Charter Group Speaks Out.

Sunday, June 24, 2007
Making Data-Driven Decisions for Your Library.
Practical Approaches to Fast Track Implementations.

Monday, June 25, 2007
Fresh Approaches in Service Delivery: Linking Users and Services in Creative Ways.
Space is limited, register today - http://ala.exlibris-usa.com/alasemlj

Facts On File (Booth # 3138)
Please visit Facts On File in booth #3138 to see our outstanding range of print and online products. Show specials include:

20% conference discount!
Raffle: Win the 6-volume Encyclopedia of Birds!
Free giveaways!
Wine & cheese party at booth #3138 on Saturday, June 23rd at 3 pm!

Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers (Booth #2806)
Farrar Straus Giroux publishes quality trade books for toddlers through young adults. Browse our new 2007 releases and pick up free give-aways. Meet authors Cari Best, Leonard Everett Fisher, Jack Gantos, Nancy Garden, Traci L. Jones, Eric Kimmel, Emily Arnold McCully, Peter Sis, and Tim Wynne-Jones.

Gale (Booth #3703)
After visiting librareo (www.gale.com/librareo), a site dedicated to library love, more than 175 people submitted videos depicting their love for libraries. Come to booth 3703 on Sunday, June 24 at 1:00 to find out which video was voted the Grand Prize winner, earning its submitter and its library $5,000 each.

Gale (Booth #3703)
The Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year Award reception will be held Monday, June 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Hotel Washington's Washington Room. The Library of the Year Award honors the library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding community service.

Gale (Booth #3703)
The Gale/School Library Journal Giant Step Awards breakfast will be held Monday, June 25 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Capital Hilton Hotel. The Giant Step Award honors and rewards the school and public library that have demonstrated the greatest improvement in serving children and/or young adults.

Gallaudet University Press (Booth # 2237)
Offering the best on Deaf culture, American Sign Language, biography, history, children's books, and the Deaf community, Gallaudet University Press fall books include BUG: Deaf Identity and Internal Revolution; The Deaf History Reader; Deaf Education in America: Voices of Children from Inclusion Settings; Sign Languages in Contact,and more.

Gareth Stevens Publishing (Booth #1508)
Visit Gareth Stevens Publishing at booth 1508 and receive a FREE tote bag (while supplies last)and enter a drawing to win over $500 of Gareth Stevens books.
Gareth Stevens Publishing, leading children to a lifetime of learning.

Greenwood Publishing Group (Booth #3735)
Greenwood will be running demonstrations of its electronic products, The Latino American Experience, World Folklore and Folklife, Reader's Advisor Online, The African American Experience, and Praeger Security International Online, everyday. Giveaways at the Greenwood booth will include Charles Darwin bobbleheads (while supplies last), Greenwood bags, pens, and entries into raffles. On Monday, June 25th at 10a.m., Greenwood Press author Raynard Hesse will sign copies of Jewelrymaking Through History.

HarperCollins Publishers (Booth # 3005)
CELEBRATE YOUR LOVE OF BOOKS!

The HarperCollins Library Marketing Team cordially invites you to attend our Fall 2007 Title Presentation at the American Library Association's Annual Conference:

Saturday, June 23, 2007
1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Washington Convention Center
Room 156

Seating is limited so RSVP your attendance to Joanna Spikol.
[Joanna.spikol@harpercollins.com ]

Include ''RSVP Title Presentation'' in the subject heading. Light refreshments will be served. Hope to see you in DC at ALA!

Holtzbrinck Publishers (Booth #2810)
Tom Oliphant
Saturday, June 23, 10:30 a.m. - Noon. Hyatt

Alyson Noël
Saturday June 23, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Hyatt

T. N. Baker
Sunday, June 24th, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Convention Center

Chelsea Cain autographing
Monday, June 25, 10:00 a.m. Booth #2810.

Irshad Manji
Monday, June 25th, 1:30 p.m. Convention Center

Hyperion Books for Children (Booth # 2900)
Catch the following authors signing at our booth:

Avi Cinda Chima
Lynn Ewing
Nikki Grimes
Dan Kirk
Katherine Marsh
Perry Moore
Christopher Myers
Kadir Nelson
Rolands Smith
Carole Boston Weatherford
Mo Willems

IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.) (Booth # 2332)
IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.) publishes scholarly books, journals, and databases focused on "technology and people" issues -- meaning the behavioral and social aspects of what people do with technology and how it affects them in numerous settings, including business , education, health care, biomedicine, medical informatics, government, and more.

Ingram Library Services Inc. (Booth # 1501)
View a demonstration of either ipage® or MyiLibrary and receive a FREE gift—while supplies last!
The following authors and illustrators will be signing complimentary copies of their books!

Kelly Link
Frank Warren
Darren Coleman
Barry Moser

Look for our daily ad in Cognotes for times and details.

Inner Traditions/Bear & Co. (Booth #1037)
Show Special- 50% off All Books, Free Shipping on orders of 12 or more titles.
Please come by to get a free copy of our latest Children's book, Hanuman's Journey to the Medicine Mountain by Vatsala Sperling.

Junior Library Guild (Booth # 3452)
JLG is a review service specializing in collection development since 1929. We offer new-release, hardcover books at discounts up to 55% off publishers' prices. Choose from 24 reading levels from preschool through high school. New titles for Fall 2007, author signings, chance to win a collection of hardcover books!

KAPCO Book Protection (Booth #703)
Paperbacks Last Longer with KAPCO Covers. Let us show you how. Free Book. Visit us at Booth # 703. Learn more about our products at www.kapco.com.

LEE & LOW BOOKS (Booth #3253)
LEE & LOW BOOKS @ ALA! Authors Pat Mora, George Ancona, Lulu Delacre, Alice Schertle, W. Nikola-Lisa, Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, and illustrator R. Gregory Christie will be autographing at booth #3253. We look forward to seeing you in DC! Download a complete signing schedule at leeandlow.com/pdfs/ALA2007.pdf

LexisNexis (Booth # 3541)
Stop by our booth and check out our premier presentation: the NEW LexisNexis� Academic

Also showing:
NEW LexisNexis� Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
NEW LexisNexis� U.S. Serial Set Maps Digital Collection

And don't miss the fun, fast-paced LexisNexis interactive presentations and your opportunity to win exciting prizes!

Library Video Company/Schlessinger Media (Booth # 2641)
Library Video Company (LVC), founded in 1985, is the leading educational video distributor to schools and libraries in the U.S. Schlessinger Media is the award-winning educational video publishing division of Library Video Company, focusing on core curricular K-8 programs for the classroom, as well as outstanding 9-12 programs.

Mackin Library Media (Booth # 1441)
Stop by the Mackin booth to get your FREE Read Poster and $25 FREE Books Coupon. Mackin provides library and classroom materials to K-12 school libraries, including free cataloging, free processing and free shipping.

Mason Crest Publishers (Booth # 2853)
Stop by Mason Crest Publishers Booth #2853 for a chance to win a set of young adult non-fiction books of your choice and receive a free Hip Hop Poster.

McFarland Publishers (Booth # 2358, 2359)
Book-signings! On Saturday, June 23 at 2pm, Tish Murphy, author of Library Furnishings: A Planning Guide will sign. On Sunday, June 24 at 2pm, David Tucker, author of The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms and Judith Cromwell, author of Dorothea Lieven: A Russian Princess in London and Paris, 1785-1857, will both sign. Stop by!

Mitchell Lane Publishers (Booth # 833)
Visit Mitchell Lane at Booth #833 to see our new books for 2007. Place an order at the show and receive a 20% discount from the school and library price, plus free shipping.

Moody Publishers (Booth # 4105)
Giveaways galore! Book signings on Monday at 10 and 11. Tuesday at 10. FREE TOTE with samplers and featured books included.

Morningstar (Booth # 2409)
Morningstar, Inc. is sponsoring the BRASS reception June 22 at 5:30 p.m. Visit their booth, #2409, and enter their drawing for a set of Morningstar investing books. Get a free gift there, too. And see Morningstar Library Edition, the stock and funds financial database designed specifically for public libraries, demonstrated.

OECD (Booth # 1327)
Stop by and take the Factbook quiz and sign up for a free trial to SourceOECD.

OverDrive (Booth # 617)
MP3 player giveaways every 30 minutes! Enjoy theatre-style presentations on digital media downloads (including audio books, eBooks, music, video and games & interactive software), and enter as often as you wish!

Penguin Group (USA) (Booth # 2704)
Khaled Hosseini will is speaking in the Auditorium Speaker series on June 23rd and we have author signings throughout the conference: Greg Mortenson, Tom Ricks, Eric Alterman, Dinaw Mengestu, John Shors, Susan Vreeland, Shawn Decker, M. Jerry and Helen Weiss, Judy Gelman, Maggie Sefton, and Garrison Keillor!
Come to our booth for more details!

Random House Children's Books (Booth #3107)
Meet our authors! Saturday - Lois Lowry 9AM, Markus Zusak 10AM, Jerry Spinelli 1PM, Jack Prelutsky 2PM, Judy Blume 3PM, Rachel Cohn & David Levithan 4PM. Sunday - Kirby Larson 9AM, Dana Reinhardt 2PM, Jennifer L. Holm 3PM, Rene Saldana, Jr. 4PM, Monday-David Almond 11AM, Nancy Carpenter 3PM, and Tad Hills 4PM!

Rosen Publishing (Booth #3202)
Enter to win a FREE ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to TEEN HEALTH & WELLNESS: REAL LIFE, REAL ANSWERS-Rosen's ''ground-breaking'' database! Stop by for a database tour and see what's new.

Attend the AASL's President's Program ''The Opportunity: From 'Brutal Facts' to the Best Schools We've Ever Had,'' featuring Dr. Mike Schmoker, Saturday, June 23, 10:30 AM-Noon. Sponsored by Rosen Publishing. Dr. Schmoker will discuss how practical strategies of meaningful teamwork, measurable goals, and the collection and analysis of student performance data can dramatically improve schools.

R.R. Bowker (Booth # 3505)

Be sure to check out Bowker at ALA, booth #3505. Discover Syndetics ICE and Non-Fiction Connection making their debut. Two innovative products that will enhance your OPAC searching, and enable you to recommend fiction and non-fiction titles simultaneously. In addition, learn about Syndetics Solutions, Bowker's Book Analysis System and RCL.

The Scarecrow Press, A member of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group (Booth # 3031)
Visit the Scarecrow Press booth to see the newest titles in library & information science, reference, music, and film. Free issues of our two journals, ''VOYA'' (Voice of Youth Advocates) and ''Teacher Librarian.'' Also represented at the booth, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lexington Books, AltaMira Press, and University Press of America.

Visit the Scarecrow Press booth and review the newest titles for children's and young-adult librarians. Don't forget to pick up your FREE issues of ''VOYA'' and ''Teacher Librarian'' magazines, and a FREE poster celebrating 200 years of teen librarianship.

Scholastic Library Publishing (Booth #3901)
Free mugs and bags while supplies last!
ALA 2007 Show Special: Receive a 5% coupon off your next order of over $750.00(net)

Severn House Publishers (Booth # 1605)
Keir Graff, your favorite Booklist Online blogger, will be signing copies of his novel My Fellow Americans at our booth 1605 on Sunday at 4.30pm. We will also have a draw to win three months' free supply of titles under either a large print or mystery standing order plan.

M.E. Sharpe, Inc. (Booth #2740)
Attention Children and YA Librarians! Visit the M.E. Sharpe booth to learn more about Sharpe Focus, a brand new program of engaging nonfiction book series for readers ages 12 and up. Series available this September are Forensic Evidence, World Mythology, Colonial Life, and Inside Ancient Greece.

SirsiDynix (Booth # 3747)
"Connecting Libraries with K-12 Communities" will be presented as part of TechTalk Live events at SirsiDynix Booth #3747 on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Visit SchoolRooms Booth #3859 for more information about this seminar and the SchoolRooms learning portal for grades K-12.

Sterling (Booth #2911)
Book signings for Joshua Prince/I Saw An Ant in a Parking Lot Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and Barbara Johansen Newman/Tex & Sugar at 3:00 p.m. Giveaways: Puff the Magic Dragon tote bags, Sterling Biographies. Enter contest to win $500 worth of books.

Tandem Library Books (Booth #10011)
Stop by the Tandem Library Books booth and register to win! The grand prize winner gets our stylish tote bag filled with over $150 of books. The first place winner receives our popular afghan featuring artwork from the award-winning book Twilight.

Tanglewood (Booth # 2924)
Tanglewood books are created to entertain and delight kids. We look for humorous or exciting stories with any messages or lessons playing a subtle and secondary role. We make strong use of focus groups to ensure that our books have kid appeal. Tanglewood aims to help create the next generation of readers! See our list at www.tanglewoodbooks.com.

Tech Logic (Booth # 1617)
Attend the 10 a.m. "Library Product Spotlight" Monday to learn about the new EZ Tag Station. This one-step tagging and printing system allows you to quickly convert to RFID. Visit booth 1617 -- learn why Tech Logic is the leader in material handling and self-service systems, and get your gift!

TLC - The Library Corporation (Booth # 1513)
Rendezvous: TLC, booth 1513! Learn how to customize your ILS. Get your Mission Possible sunglasses, and see a presentation to enter to win a $500 gift card. Sneak to Tech Logic booth 1617 for your sunglasses case, and AquaBrowser booth 1514 for a chance to win a flat screen TV!

Vanguard ID Systems (Booth # 3429)
Vanguard ID Systems is offering show discounts for any orders placed by October 1, 2007. Stop by the booth for details or call us at 800-323-7432 ext. 208

VenMill Industries (Booth # 2647)
VenMill Industries, Inc. has developed a repair and maintenance disc solution using the OptoClearTM process. The OptoClearTM technology repairs and maintains all CDs, DVDs and Game discs with NO abrasive sanding, NO wax filling and NO harsh chemicals! VenMill reduces your operating costs by preserving valuable CD/DVD/Game disc collections while maintaining patron satisfaction. VenMill will be holding live demonstrations of its products at the ALA Library Trade Show. Come and visit our booth for more details and for your chance to WIN A FREE SKIP-AWAYTM!

Workman Publishing Company (Booth # 2104)
Pat Wingert, co-author of IS IT HOT IN HERE, OR IS IT ME?, will be signing in the booth at 3:30PM on Saturday. Advance readers' editions of AN ARSONIST'S GUIDE TO WRITERS' HOMES OF NEW ENGLAND, and other exciting forthcoming titles will be available free, in the booth. More surprises, as well!

World Bank Publications (Booth # 1325)
World Bank is introducing a NEW online service - Global Economic Monitor (GEM). It is a portal for access to analysis of economic trends, daily financial and commodity price indicators as well as GDP growth and commodity price forecasts. Come to booth # 1325 and ask for a demo or a free trial.