Every librarian wants to go to the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in Washington, DC, June 24–29. Despite that, more than half of those we asked informally said they can't afford it. The good news is a cornucopia of programs aimed at nearly every need of librarians of all types and including every best practice in libraries. Many offer practical applications of the profession's core values. Even better, most sessions are free once you pay to register.

There is advice for internal and external communications, as well as strategies and practical political tips for public budget battles and other advocacy. Programs on the benefit and need for green libraries and librarianship are side by side with programs on how to employ the latest hard- and software in staff development, publicity, reference and research work, and information literacy.

Look for the programs sponsored by ALA's round tables and ethnic affiliates, which offer a wealth of programs on the library role in larger social issues.

Juxtaposed with programs on how to improve staff morale despite hard times are sessions for front-line library workers, on worker rights, organizing unions, strengthening staff associations, and addressing issues confronting women in the profession and service to underserved minorities.

Along with new tactics and strategies to fight censorship you'll find the profession's intellectual freedom fighters, our heroes, at the podia to tell of their victories.

Some of the best sessions on the program are about advocacy and lobbying. It is too bad that Library Advocacy Day is so late in the schedule (Tuesday, June 29) because that will surely cut down on attendance and probably limit participation to those librarians who are subsidized or can afford another day in DC.

Most troubling about ALA in Washington is the very high cost of attendance. In the good old days a cab driver in one ALA city told LJ, “The librarians came here with the Ten Commandments and a $10 bill, and they didn't break either one.” It is difficult to believe anyone can attend ALA for two or three days for under $1000. The capital is one of our most expensive cities, and we can testify that many librarians always broke those commandments. Those who registered before May 14 got a cheaper deal. Even so, the fee for the conference topped $200; it went up to $260 if you register in DC or after May 14.

If you decided to attend a division or unit preconference, you should quickly add another $500–$600 for that extra night and program. Those ALA division and unit preconferences, one-day events on specialized topics, could cost you nearly $300, although a few, mostly half-day affairs, are less. Because they are so expensive, we don't recommend any preconferences and suggest you come to Washington after June 24 and take advantage of as many free meals, snacks, and parties as you can find.

Especially don't miss the Exhibit Floor, with its opening night reception (with food) on Friday, June 25, and all the authors, galleys, and demos you can savor.

To help librarians find their way through the maze, we've selected programs that we think are worthy of your attention. Not all of them had full information available at press time, so you should be ready to walk out of a session if it doesn't deliver, or if that delivery becomes too long-winded. A star (.) means that we think that program has the greatest potential to be useful, educational, interesting, or entertaining. If we meet in DC, you'll get at least one drink on us.

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Academic Libraries
Demonstrating Excellence in Higher Education: What Universities Are Doing. What Libraries Are Doing
ACRL ULS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Jeff Clovis (Sales Support, Thomson Reuters), J. Town (Univ. of York) and others on using library measures to show impact of libraries on student learning and faculty research. Might be useful.

Zip Learning: 12 Learning Commons in a Flash
LLAMA BES. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. A dozen short presentations on large, small, new, or second- and third-generation learning commons. Lots of ten-minute talks (if they stick to the schedule) in two hours. Some will surely be worth the time.

Common(s) Wisdom: Designing Graduate and Faculty Spaces That Work
LLAMA BES. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. Is a separate “Research” or “Scholarly” Commons needed? Are there enough research and teaching spaces to meet demand? Proven ideas to enhance scholars' library experience from Jan Maxwell (Ohio Univ. Lib.) and Carolyn Walters (Indiana Univ. Libs.). One key to the future of the academic library.

Virtually Embedded in Second Life
ACRL. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Univ. of Central Missouri librarians Marian G. Davis and Carol Smith took part in undergrad composition courses taught in Second Life. They'll tell all.

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Advocacy
Frontline Advocacy Train the Trainer Program
Fri., Jun. 25, 2–4:30 p.m. ALA prexy Camila Alire, with Patty Wong, Julie Todaro, and more, promises to “empower all levels of library staff to become better advocates.” Tickets are free, but registration required (Event Code: ALA13). A good way to burn two hours before cocktails.

Advocacy by All
PLA. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. After a failed levy vote Kitsap Regional Library staffers Peggy Branaman, Suzanne Christman, Rachele Deininger, and Christina Nofziger created the KRL Cafe, a staff-driven advocacy group that works to inform and excite the community about the library, its mission, collection, programs, and services. Good real-world ideas.

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ALA Politics
ALA Council/Executive Board/ Membership Information Session
Sunday, Jun. 27, 9–10 a.m.

ALA-APA Information & Council
Sun., Jun. 27, 12:15–12:45 p.m. Sessions that may bring you up-to-date on the agendas of ALA and APA.

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ALA Membership Meetings
I. Sat., Jun. 26, 3:30-5 p.m.; II. Mon., Jun. 28, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. If you go at all, either one of these is more than you need. Membership meetings have been neutralized, but members can raise questions, share concerns, and propose resolutions. The first half is usually wasted on a “program,” library partnerships this time—a good subject in the wrong place.

ALA Council
Orientation Session. Sat., Jun. 26, 8-10 a.m. Updating and process info. Then business begins, but mostly process until Monday, Session III gets the work done. Session I, Sun., Jun. 27, 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Session II, Mon., Jun. 28, 9-11:30 a.m.; Session III, Tues., Jun. 29, 7-10:30 a.m. Most Council time is spent approving measures, hearing unit and committee reports, and taking process action. Occasionally hot debate is heard, but the parliamentarian and leaders try hard to keep the lid on.

ALA Council Forum
Sun., Jun. 27, 2-3:30 p.m.; Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30-10 p.m. Once a hot, wide-open debate by various caucuses with issues, now open, general discussion. Monday night is the most interesting.

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Bookmobiles
Bookmobiles Delivering Outstanding Library Services
Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. This fourth annual program features keynote by LC's W. Ralph Eubanks on how bookmobiles delivered books he couldn't get at the segregated main library, plus discussions of advocacy, ecofriendly vehicles and fuels, mobile service options, marketing, and Bookmobiles 101. Includes lunch with award-winning authors and Eubanks. Tickets: $25, Event Code: ALA12.

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Buildings
Where Did the Money Go?! Understanding Hidden Expenses That Derail Small Scale Renovations
LLAMA BES. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Whether remodeling, repurposing space, or just improving function and aesthetics, existing building issues can drain a small budget.

Becoming a BRAT Design Client (Better, Responsible, Adaptable, and Tough)
LLAMA BES. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Can they reveal what architects and interior designers don't know? Hear Toni Garvey (Phoenix PL), Peter Magnani (Queens Lib.), Adrianne Ralph (King Cty. Libs.), and architect Jeff Scherer on how to be a more savvy consumer of library design services.

Sharing Costs, Sharing Spaces: The Cost Savings of Designing a Multi-Purpose Facility
PLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. Multi-purpose facilities combine resources and funding and reduce costs of land, site development, design & construction, plus overhead for the life of the facility according to architect Paul Edmeades, with Mary Hastler and Audra Caplan (both with Harford Cty. PL).

Thinking Inside the Box: Re-purposing Space for Libraries
LLAMA BES. Sun., Jun. 27, 8–10 a.m. A primer on reusing existing structures from Timothy Burke (Albany PL) and architects James Mumby and Jeffrey Scherer.

Library Interior Award Winners: What Worked and What Didn't
LLAMA BES. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Winning features from award winners. Hear architects Kelly Bauer and Alexander Lamis with Toni Garvey (Phoenix PL), Rita Hamilton (Scottsdale PL), and Pat Johnson (Baker Lib., Harvard Business Sch.).

Top Library Building Trends
LLAMA BES. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Architect Jeffrey Scherer is back again, with consultants Kimberly Bolan Cullin and Joan Frye Williams and librarians Barbara Norland (DCPL) and Richard Sweeney (NJ Inst. of Technology). Brief presentations followed by questions. A good show of the latest building innovations.

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Career Planning
FYI: First Year Impressions (and Confessions)
Diversity Spectrum Scholar IG. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m. New library professionals in a candid discussion of professional expectations and realities.

Innovative Career Choices: Opportunities Beyond Public and Academic Libraries
NMRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. How to start/transition your career into a new setting, working for a vendor, commercial library, or out on your own from a panel of those who have done it.

Starting Out? Start with You: What Every New Librarian Needs To Know
ACRL. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. Karen Sobel (Univ. of Colorado, Denver) aims to tell new librarians “seeking to share bright ideas, enthusiasm, and fresh perspective” how to develop careers by “turning initiative into innovation,” etc., etc. Go if you need this.

Not So Extreme Makeovers
ALA-APA. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. The blurb on this one chirps about “the negative stereotype of how library employees look and dress.” Speaker-models are Carla Hayden (Enoch Pratt Free Lib.), Winnell Montague (DCPL), Barbara Williams (Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Lib.), and, of course, Nordstrom's own “personal stylist,” Avis Cuffee. We'll be in the bar.

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Cataloging & Metadata
Converging Metadata Standards in Cultural Institutions: Apples & Oranges
ALCTS. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m. How metadata standards from digitization projects that include archive, museum, and library content have been integrated.

The Backroom Powerhouse: Leading Technical Services in Turbulent Times
ALCTS, LLAMA SASS. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m–noon. Creative ways to navigate political and economic challenges to get needed resources for technical services.

Boot Camp for the 21st Century Metadata Manager
ALCTS CCS. Mon., Jun. 28, 8–10 a.m. Robert Bothmann (Minnesota State), Bonnie Parks (Univ. of Portland), Elaine Westbrooks (Univ. of Nebraska), and Glen Wiley (Cornell) promise “practical advice” on next-generation OPACS, running a Web 2.0 cataloging department. Strong panel, but if they'd ever been to a “boot camp” they would call it something else. Useful.

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Collection Development
Cooperative Collection Development: We Really Mean It This Time
ALCTS CMDS. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. Ivy Anderson (California Digital Lib.), Mary Jean Jakubowski (Buffalo & Erie Cty. PL), Kathy Tezla (Carleton Coll.) will focus on successful cooperative collection development programs.

Back to the Future: Comics and Graphic Novels in Special Collections
ALSC. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. The value of collecting/maintaining comics and graphic novels as a special collection—artist/author Art Spiegelman will speak on the genre's history. Should be fascinating.

Strategic Future of Print Collections in Research Libraries: Products, Functions, Players
ALCTS PARS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. The indefatigable Walt Crawford (Lib. Leadership Network), with Werner Rebsamen (Rochester Inst. of Technology) and Shannon Zachary (Univ. of Michigan), on how print is shifting from physical circulation to digital reformatting and screen delivery. Important!

How Shared Is Shared? Remote Storage and Cooperative Collection Building
RUSA CODES. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. A panel on cutting costs of print collections through cooperative collection building and management, with perspectives on off-site storage and models for retention policies and service agreements.

Negotiating the Downturn: Collection Development for Tough Times
ALCTS CMDS. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Veteran academic library collection managers on budget cuts, staff reductions, and other pressures brought on by tough times. Leaders Faye Chadwell (Oregon State), Ann Okerson (Yale), and John Saylor (Cornell) will tell how they adjusted allocations and workflow, exploited consortial resources, and deployed new technologies. A must for academics!

E-Books: How Do You Know It Was Worth It?
ALCTS AS. Mon., Jun. 28, 8–10 a.m. Terry Kirchner (Westchester Lib. Syst.), Christopher Warnock (Ebrary), and Tom Wright (Brigham Young) will focus on ebooks and the importance of measurability, current standards in use, and how public and academic libraries are using ebook data for decisions. Vendors and customers together. Could be worthwhile.

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Conference Guidance
Networking Uncommons Area
Fri., Jun. 25, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat., Jun. 26, and Sun., Jun. 27, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Mon., Jun. 28, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. An open meeting space to continue discussions, meet, etc.

Conference 101
NMRT. Fri., Jun. 25, 4–5 p.m. An introduction to the conference nitty-gritty and DC for newcomers, including how ALA really works and ways to get involved. Tips, mostly useful, from old pros. If you can't make this one, go to the Conference Orientation, Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m.

International Librarians Orientation
Fri., Jun. 25, 3:30–5 p.m. ALA members introduce international visitors to the ALA conference and DC.

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Copyright
Copyright Hot Topics
OITP. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30–3:30 p.m. A discussion on current events and hot topics in copyright and libraries.

Copyright Issues for Academic Librarians Post-Conference
OITP. Tues., Jun. 29, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Stay long to dive into the issues at this interactive exploration of issues librarians face in managing copyrighted materials while supporting institutional research and educational and service missions. A lunchtime speaker, too. Important!

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Digital Libraries
Cloud Computing for Library Services
LITA. Sat., Jun. 26, 8 a.m.–noon. Two panel discussions and a participant lightning round will focus on trends, uses, and case studies of cloud computing in library environments. Panel of library and IT industry experts Marshall Breeding (Vanderbilt), Chris Tonjes (DC Government), Leslie Johnston (LC). Strong panel, hot topic.

Leveling Up Library Gaming: A Partnership Perspective
OLOS. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Librarians and gaming industry folks talk about working together for library gaming programs.

GIS in Every Library: Making It Happen
MAGERT. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. An interactive discussion and panel on geographic information systems (GIS) in a library new to GIS, one with an established program, and one offering GIS services in a nonacademic setting.

What Is Your Library Doing About Emerging Technologies?
LITA Emerging Technologies IG. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. How libraries meet the need to explore, evaluate, promote, and implement various emerging technologies.

Free Software: Now What?
LITA. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–5:30 p.m. Andrew Shuping (Mercer Univ. Lib.) on using free software. Online based and mostly PC.

REFORMA Advocacy and Social Media: Library Services for All in the Community
PLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. Social media uses/strategies to survive budget cuts and staff shortages and secure and retain resources.Best practices using these technologies to put library services on the community agenda.

What To Do Before You Digitize: Roadmap for Smaller Institutions
OLOS. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. A workshop on basic concepts of digital project planning and digital preservation. Features the dynamic Jacob Nadal (Preservation Chief, UCLA). Timely, needed.

The Next Generation of Supporting Public Computing
LITA, ALA ORS. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. Promises “expert panelists” on successful projects like lending mobile devices, expanding Wi-Fi infrastructure, and increasing bandwidth, along with how to finance it.

Open to Change: Open Source and Next Generation ILS
ALCTS CRS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. The latest developments in open source library applications, next-generation technology, and sharing home-grown solutions according to Galadriel Chilton (Univ. of Wis-consin, La Crosse), Bill Erickson (Equinox Software), Joshua Ferraro (LibLime).

To Protect and Serve: Is Digitization Good for Your Historical Collections?
RUSA HS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Librarians and staff from various types of libraries and archives will tell how they fund, manage, and gather materials, as well as how to promote historical materials digitization projects like those already created by archives, large public libraries, and state agencies. Potentially useful.

Top Technology Trends
LITA. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3 p.m. The ongoing LITA round table discussion of trends and advances in library technology from a panel of LITA technology experts. Always worth hearing. If you can't be there, follow it on Twitter.

BIGWIG Showcase
LITA. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. The BIGWIG Showcase speakers post their talks online. At the showcase after brief overviews participants engage in small discussions on social software and emerging technology.

Virtualization Technologies
LITA. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Dave Pcolar (UNC-Chapel Hill), Stu Baker (Northwestern), and Matthew Hamilton (Boulder PL) discuss how virtualization technologies in libraries reduce costs and staffing, improve reliability and security, and contribute to green initiatives.

Ultimate Debate: Open Source Software, Free Beer or Free Puppy?
LITA. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30–3:30 p.m. The fifth year of discussion of the merits of open source software vs. proprietary products. Hear Marshall Breeding (Vanderbilt), Stephen Abram (Gale Cengage), and Karen Schneider (Holy Names Univ.) and moderator Roy Tennant (OCLC). I thought four years was more than enough, but LJ's Josh Hadro says it is always a good show, so I'll go. You should, too.

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Diversity
Town Hall Meeting on Diversity
Diversity. Fri., Jun. 25, 9 a.m.–noon. Discussion on strategies for unifying library diversity advocacy efforts across member associations, encouraging diversity in ALA leadership groups, enhancing LIS education to draw students from underrepresented backgrounds, and fostering workplace diversity and organizational change. Recommendations will contribute to a published report.

Orientation
BCALA. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m. What the Black Caucus of ALA is all about from its history, purpose, and mission to introductions to meet its officers, ask questions, hear of upcoming events, and get involved.

REFORMA Building Community
REFORMA President's Program. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. A popular Latino figure on Latinos in the United States.

Diversity and Outreach Fair
OLOS. Sat., Jun. 26, 3–5 p.m. The annual fair celebrates library services, programs, and collections to underserved and underrepresented communities. Get details and strategies for your library. Music, snacks, prizes, while you network and learn. Sponsored by DEMCO, Inc.

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Education for Librarianship
Leaders Wanted: LIS Doctoral Program Options Fair
Diversity. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30–noon. A panel of current doctoral students, followed by a fair with representatives from LIS doctoral programs. A good chance to discuss a doctoral degree with students and faculty from LIS Ph.D. programs.

Accreditor Perspectives on Standards Development
OA. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. The Committee on Accreditation will bring in Crystal Calarusse (National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration) and Laura Rasar King (Council on Education for Public Health) to discuss professional degrees. We smell another attempt to fight off growing efforts to force COA to make our standards require specific skills and competencies in curricula. We'll go to find out.

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Ethics
Last Fair Deal Gone Down: Ethical Considerations in Library Vendor Relations
ACRL. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. How personal ethics intersect/inform professional ethics according to Margaret Mellinger (Oregon State Univ.) and others.

Ethics in a Digital World: Using Policies To Guide Professional and Personal Presence in Social Networking Spaces
Ethics. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Insight into social software guidelines that protect library staff without hampering service.

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Friends of Libraries
Nuts & Bolts Friends and Foundations
ALTAFF. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30–12 a.m. Friends groups and foundations share ideas and best practices for fundraising, membership building, and more.

Nuts & Bolts for Friends, Trustees and Foundations
ALTAFF. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. More Friends, trustees, and foundations share ideas for library promotion and advocacy this time.

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Fundraising
Generating Revenues for Networks, Cooperatives and Consortia
ASCLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Successful fundraising models, getting state appropriations, federal grants, and membership dues.

Fundraising 101: You Don't Ask; You Don't Get!
LLAMA FRFDS. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Fundraising is about the “ask,” publicity creates awareness that people are about to be asked. Get the basics from Amy Sollins (Friends of San Francisco PL), Anna Velasco (DCPL Foundation), and Jenny Wyss (Univ. of Virginia). Very useful.

Orchestrating PR To Get Funding
LLAMA PRMS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. The library message for politicians and the public from Steve Hiller (Univ. of Washington Libs.), Laura K. Lee Dellinger (Metropolitan Group), Joe Matthews (JRM Consulting), Felton Thomas Jr. (Cleveland PL), who use quantitative/qualitative measures to get funding and advocate for their libraries. We're going to this (but if they're so smart, why aren't their libraries rich?)

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Future Libraries
The LAMs Converge: What Does the Future Hold for Libraries, Archives and Museums?
CALM–ALA/SAA/AAM Combined Committee on Archives, Libraries, and Museums. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. The blurb says “convergence of the library, archival and museum (LAM) fields is being driven by technology, the economy, and other forces.” Not much convergence we can see, except for that shotgun marriage of libraries and museums at the IMLS. Maybe Michael Edson (Smithsonian), Helen R. Tibbo (SILS, UNC-Chapel Hill), and Martín Gómez (Los Angeles PL) can explain. We'll hear them out.

The Future of Libraries: The Big Picture
OITP. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Library futures involve technological advances, demographic change, increasing choices for information access, and evolution in public policy. A session focused on ways to conceptualize the future of libraries, based on 2010 OITP policy briefs.

Libraries Wanted: Dead or Alive
ALA President's Program. Sun., Jun. 27, 3:30–5:30 p.m. Hear Eppo van Nispen Tot Sevenaer's highly acclaimed vision of the future of media and libraries and about his DOK Library Concept Center in Delft. An inspiring and inspired speaker.

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Galas, Parties, Banquets
Emerging Leaders Poster Session and Reception
Fri., Jun. 25, 3-5 p.m. Come meet the 2010 Emerging Leaders at a poster session, their culminating event. Since ALA Midwinter teams were working on library and ALA projects, supported by ALA staff and member mentors. It's worth meeting these mentees.

A Night of Laughs with the Capitol Steps
Fri., Jun. 25, 7:30–10 p.m. Join LLAMA and friends for a night of satire with the Capitol Steps, who have recorded 29 albums, including “Obama Mia,” and are on NPR four times a year. Tickets at $50 include admission to the show and a tax-deductible gift to support LLAMA educational programming. Event Code: LLA1.

BCALA 40th Anniversary Celebration
Fri., 7-11:30 p.m. Dinner and entertainment at the Washington Historical Society. Ticketed, but open to everyone.

Many Voices, One Nation: Washington, DC
Fri., Jun. 25, 7:30–10 p.m. This annual celebration of literary diversity and creativity brings together writers and artists for spoken word, music, and performance art. Book-signing reception included. Check to see who is speaking. $10. Event Code: ALA6.

President's Gala
ALTAFF. Fri., Jun. 25, 8–11 p.m. Trustees, Friends and foundation members gather for an evening of karaoke and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Cash bar plus $45 for tickets.
Event Code: ALT4.

Margaret A. Edwards Luncheon
YALSA. Sat., Jun. 26, 12–1:30 p.m. Have lunch and hear winner Jim Murphy speak about his writing for teens (An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, etc.). This YALSA award is sponsored by School Library Journal. $59; Event Code: YAL3.

ALA/Proquest Scholarship Bash
Sat., Jun. 26, 7–11 p.m. At the new Newseum attendees see five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. Proceeds go to ALA MLS scholarships like Spectrum! Register at www.ala.org/annual.

Sixth Annual Book Cart Drill Team World Championship
Sun., Jun. 27, 4–5:30 p.m. Librarians from around the country strut in dance routines featuring book carts! Always a sight.

GLBTRT 40th Anniversary Social
GLBTRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–8 p.m. GLBTRT's 40th anniversary, and everyone is welcome.

Awards Reception
NMRT. Mon., Jun. 28, 8–10 a.m. This program will recognize recipients of the 3M Professional Development Grant and the Shirley Olofson Award. Light refreshments and dancing.

American Indian Youth Literature Services Awards Presentation
AILA. Mon., Jun. 28, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Identifies and honors writing and illustrations by and about American Indians and includes a Native American cultural performance.

Merritt Fund 40th Anniversary Celebration
Mon., Jun. 28, 6:30–9:30 p.m. The Merritt Fund was founded in 1970 to help librarians in trouble for defending intellectual freedom. Dinner/drinks at the Folger Shakespeare Library; www.merrittfund.org for details. Includes tour of Folger (Event Code: ALA11). Speakers include ALA prexies Brey-Casiano, Stevens, and Alire. Oh well! Dinner, etc., is still worth $75. Event Code: ALA10.

Michael L. Printz Program and Reception
YALSA. Mon., Jun. 28, 8–10 p.m. Come listen to Michael L. Printz award-winning author Libba Bray (Going Bovine) and honor book authors Deborah Heiligman (Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith), Rick Yancey (The Monstrumologist), Adam Rapp (Punkzilla), and John Barnes (Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance) will speak, followed by a reception. Sponsored by Booklist. Advance: $29; onsite: $35. Event Code: YAL5.

ALA Awards Ceremony
Tues., Jun. 29, 5:30–7 p.m. A special, free awards ceremony/reception just before the Inaugural Banquet. No tickets. All the big ALA awards presented. Too bad they kick this over to Tuesday when only hard-core ALA junkies are still around. The winners deserve conference prime time!

Inaugural Banquet
Tues., Jun. 29, doors open at 6:30 p.m., event 7–midnight. Celebrates inauguration of Roberta Stevens as ALA president and incoming ALA division presidents. Dinner and entertainment. Tickets $89 at registration. Usually the new prexy gives an inaugural, and sometimes it is worth hearing.

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Information Literacy
Yours, Mine and Ours: Moving Students Through the Information Literacy Ladder from High School Through Community College to the College/University Level
ACRL CJCLS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. A gang of educators and librarians: Diane C. Strock (Waynesboro Area H.S.), Patricia L. Owen (Eastwood Local Schools), Megan Oakleaf (iSchool, Syracuse Univ.), Patti Pfau (Harford Community Coll.), Tom Reinsfelder (Penn State, Mont Alto), Jill Thompson (Greencastle-Antrim H.S.). They'll begin with Information Power and move on to ACRL's Information Literacy Competency Standards. Nice to see growing HS/college collaboration. Examples of projects could give you ideas.

Question, Find, Evaluate, Apply: Translating Evidence Based Practice to Information Literacy Instruction
ACRL IS. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Adapting Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) to market and teach information literacy, inform assessment, and improve information literacy programs, according to Megan Oakleaf (iSchool, Syracuse Univ.) and Diana Wakimoto (Cal-State, East Bay). See if these buzzwords have meaning.

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Instruction in Library Use
Training Your Customers at Home
ASCLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m. Three Central New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative members share the pitfalls and benefits of using webinars to connect with “customers.” I “own” my public library, I'm a customer at the bookstore.

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Intellectual Freedom
IF 101
OIF. Fri., Jun. 25, 4–5 p.m. Intellectual freedom (IF) activities of ALA and its OIF, IFRT, IFC, FTRF, and state and division IF. How to get involved.

Professional Integrity and Library Workers: What's the Connection?
ALA-APA. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Julius Jefferson Jr. (LC) and Jim Kuhn (Folger Shakespeare Lib.) discuss front-line IF battles.

Burning Man, Libraries, and the 21st Century: The Intersection of the Individual and Social Institutions
IFRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Larry Harvey (Burning Man Project) will tell how every August the Burning Man event tests new, creative ideas to expand the boundaries of
intellectual freedom.

Murder in Connecticut vs. Cheshire Public Library
ALTAFF. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. After a murder shocked Cheshire, CT, a book written from interviews with one accused killer followed. The local library bought the book, which was challenged before it arrived. How the board and director (an LJ 2010 Mover & Shaker) handled it and what impact library advocates had. Rare and good advice from the IF front.

Privacy, Libraries, and the Law
IFC. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. An exploration of the state of U.S. privacy law, proposals to alter it, and how individuals and libraries are affected.

Blasphemy! When Religious Values Clash with Intellectual Freedom Values
IFC, Assn. of American Publishers. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Controversies over the Danish Muhammad cartoons and the UN “Combating Defamation of Religions” resolution are having repercussions in the United States. How to balance IF principles with cultural and religious differences, from publishers and librarians.

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International Librarianship
Technology and the Developing World: Public Policy
LITA IRC. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Successes, pitfalls, and challenges in bringing technology to the developing world. Policy issues and ways groups have tried to work with and around governments.

Libraries and Other Cultural Heritage Institutions in a Time of War
IRC. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. Sem Sutter (Univ. of Chicago Libs.) and Corine Wegner (U.S. Cmte. of the Blue Shield) on the lengths to which librarians and others have gone to protect the written word. Hear about the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, now adopted by the United States. Timely.

Area Studies Librarianship, Globalization and Interdisciplinary Studies in Today's and Tomorrow's Academic and Research Libraries
ACRL SEES. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Maria Carlson (Univ. of Kansas) and James G. Neal (Columbia Univ.) address the current and future role of areas studies librarianship in academic and research libraries amid the vital U.S. strategic interest in global and interdisciplinary studies. Two who know the territory.

Public Libraries in Argentina, Chile and Mexico—Changes and Challenges
IRC. Mon., Jun. 28, 8–10 a.m. The role of public libraries in national associations, the support for public libraries in each country, the education and status of public librarians, and the challenges public library systems face in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico.

“International Grassroots Advocacy”
IRRT Chair's Program. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Explore exemplary grass-roots initiatives to support library services in developing countries.

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Internet & Web
Rich Internet Applications for Libraries
LITA. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.—12 a.m. Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) allow the design of engaging user experiences that can be deployed across browsers and desktops. Learn the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs, and see examples of applications for libraries.

News Literacy and Preservation: Finding, Using, and Losing the News
ACRL EBSS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Hear Debora Cheney (Penn State), Meg Smith (researcher, Washington Post), Hannah Sommers (broadcast librarian, NPR) on how to teach students to use nontraditional news sources and established ones. Real experts on something we need to know.

Broadband and Libraries: National Policy and Opportunities for the Future
OITP. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Dramatic shifts in federal broadband policy brought opportunities for libraries. A review of federal broadband stimulus programs, the National
Broadband Plan, the E-rate program, and other developments. Need to know!

Designing Digital Experiences for Library Websites
LITA. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Building websites and applications that deliver great user experiences.

Four or More: The New Demographic
LITA President's Program. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Hear Mary Madden (Pew Internet & American Life Project) on trends in social media and cloud computing. She'll highlight a new leading edge group, those who own four or more Internet-connected devices. How a future of “Internet everywhere” might look. Don't miss Madden.

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Job Seeking
Placement Services
HRDR. Placement services and career workshops are free to job seekers, who should register and search for jobs on JobLIST at joblist.ala.org. Employers can post jobs on JobLIST at joblist.ala.org. To use the interviewing facilities or review résumés you must have an active ad on JobLIST. For more information or a booth in the Placement Center, contact Beatrice Calvin at 800-545-2433, x4280 or bcalvin@ala.org.

Getting Back into the Game: Advice for The Laid Off, Insecurely Employed, and Mid-Career Slump
ALA-APA. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. The topic is fine, needed, but some of the speakers (a gang of a dozen—three times as many as one should squeeze into an hour) haven't changed jobs in a long time. Our advice: go listen, and if platitudes prevail, leave.

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Leadership
Passing the Baton: Who Will Take It?
PLA. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Jo Pinder (Baltimore Cty. PL) and consultant Paula Singer (Singer Group) will talk about replacing aging library leaders. The real problem: older librarians are hanging on, yet the newest ones know more about modern technology and repositioning libraries. Listen to these older librarians, but be skeptical.

The New Professional Paradigm: Redefining the New Librarian
REFORMA. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Gene Springs, Valeria Gallo Stampino, and IFLA New Professionals convenor Sebastian Wilke (NMRT) on the new type of professional needed. Topics include succession planning, challenging organizational structures, and managing across generations. Might be useful.

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Legislation & Lobbying
Washington Office Breakout Session I—Library Advocacy Day: “What To Know Before You Go!”
WO. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. A briefing on the issues and the Library Advocacy Day Rally on Tuesday, Jun. 29 (see below). Find out how to be part of this one-time only event!

Washington Office Breakout Session II—E-government Services and a New Toolkit
WO. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. A panel discussion of e-government services and the tool kit just finished by the Committee on Legislation's E-Government Services Subcommittee.

Washington Office Breakout Session IV—ALA Task Force on Google Panel Discussion
WO. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30am.–noon. The ALA Task Force to study the impact of the Google Book Search (GBS) settlement will discuss ongoing questions about the settlement and the impact it may have on libraries.

Library Advocacy Day
Tues., Jun. 29 11 a.m. For this year only, Library Advocacy Day will replace National Library Legislative Day. Advocates will meet at Upper Senate Park on the U.S. Capitol grounds. A rally begins at 11 a.m., with guest speakers, photo ops, and cheering. After that, participants meet with elected officials and their staffs in their Capitol Hill offices. Contact Kristin Murphy in the ALA Washington Office. Register, it's free. (Event Code: ALA5). Essential!

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Managing Libraries
Capitalizing on Crisis: Leading Libraries in the Post-Recession Era
ACRL/LLAMA/ASCLA Presidents' Program. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Bringing change tests leadership, and the current economy makes it tougher. A speaker and panel discuss how leaders deal with uncertainty and crisis.

Help for Hard Times @ the Library
PLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. A panel of Jose Aponte, Susan Moore, and Polly Cipparrone of San Diego Cty. Lib. (SDCL), Mark Cafferty (San Diego Workforce Partnership), and Appaswamy “Vino” Pajanor (Housing Opportunities Collaborative) on how SDCL helped customers get through tough times. Ideas you can take home.

Money Smart Week: Promoting Financial Literacy in Your Library
CRC. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Alejo Torres (Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago), who coordinates Money Smart Week, tells how libraries in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana are partners.

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Marketing Libraries
Main Street Business Anchor, Your Public Library
ARSL. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Jim Connor of the ARSL Trustee College will talk about the impact of the public library on the viability of the business community. He promises it is “not just another power point presentation.” We'll see.

John Cotton Dana Award Winners Tell All!
LLAMA PRMS. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Successful marketing campaigns and the strategic planning, goals, creativity, and hard work they took. Always useful ideas.

Pecha Kucha Presentations of Marketing Ideas That Worked in Academic Libraries
ACRL. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Successful marketing initiatives from academic libraries. Three winners share how they won the ACRL Marketing Award or the John Cotton
Dana Award. Six more will deliver lightning round, pecha kucha shows (six-and-a-half-minute quickies using 20 PowerPoint slides). A great show!

Myth Busting: Using Data To Challenge Assumptions
LLAMA MAES. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. How libraries use data to challenge their assumptions and long-held beliefs from Marlena Boggs (Mid-Continent PL, Independence, MO), Lizah Ismail (Marywood Univ., Scranton, PA), Tim Rogers (NC State), Mary Wilkins Jordan (SLIS, Simmons Coll.). Strong panel; worthwhile.

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Open Access
The Open Access Debate: A Conversation
ACRL Scholarly Communications Cmte. DLS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. How open access can ease license restrictions and increased costs of scholarly journals, which now limit access for distance students and others. Lia Hemphill (Nova Southeastern Univ.) and other folks from collection development, SPARC, publishing, and NIH. Don't miss this.

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Outreach
Immigration Issues and Library Services
REFORMA. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m. Issues affecting library service to immigrants and suggestions for dealing with them from Adan Griego, Lynn Miller-Lachmann, and Valeria E. Molteni. Important everywhere, but especially in Arizona.

Tools To Promote Family Literacy and Advocacy
OLOS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. ALA's five ethnic affiliates describe culturally relevant family literacy initiatives they developed in response to ALA president Camila Alire's call to action. Very valuable.

Afghanistan in Context—the Background to the War That Every Librarian Should Know
SRRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. The culture, history, and background of the country where the United States spends billions and thousands are dying. Essential.

Homeless, Not Helpless: Issues, Challenges and Solutions for Serving Customers Without Homes
PLA. Sun., Jun. 27, 8:30 a.m.–noon. Pamela Stovall (DCPL) and Angela Craig (ImaginOn) will discuss evolving needs of the homeless, their impact on libraries, and how to create life-changing programs.

Library Services for the Poor and Homeless
OLOS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Don't miss Nicholas Higgins (NYPL), Victoria Hill (Brooklyn PL), and Julie Winkelstein (Univ. of Tennessee) on their front-line experience developing services and programs to help the poor and homeless find jobs, connect with social services, and use technology to transform their lives. You need to know what they know!

2010 Jean E. Coleman LibraryOutreach Lecture
OLOS. Advisory Cmte. Mon., Jun. 28, 8–10 a.m. Our favorite activist, Kathleen de la Peña McCook (SLIS, Univ. of South Florida), delivers the 11th annual Jean Coleman Lecture.

Clean, Green and Not So Mean: Can Business Help Save the World?
RUSA BRASS. Mon., Jun. 28, 8 a.m.–noon. Academics, librarians, and real-world practitioners reveal the trends toward corporate social responsibility, green business, and social entrepreneurship. Tell it to Goldman Sachs!

Sharing Our Strengths: An Interagency Approach to Library Services to Detained and Incarcerated Populations
ASCLA. Mon., Jun. 28, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Data on the growing numbers of incarcerated and detained people and their need for library services from Jim Huffman, Vikki Terrile, and Jessica Fenster-Sparber, representing two public library systems and the largest public school system in the country.

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Paralibrarians
Library Support Staff Certification Program Open Forum
ALA-APA. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Learn about ALA's new Library Support Staff Certification Program.

Library Support Staff Certification Program Portfolio Training
ALA-APA. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Get tips on how to develop and submit portfolios for the Library Support Staff Certification Program.

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Personnel Management
Communication at the Crossroads: The Theory and Practice of Connecting Effectively Within and Without the Organization
LLAMA LOMS. Sun., Jun. 27, 8–10 a.m. Current theories and best practices for good communication according to Alan Grosenheider (Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa), Nancy Kress (Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas), Richard Moniz (Johnson & Wales Univ.), and Shabbir Safdar (Verilion Inc.).

The Sky Is the Limit: Reaching Out to the Minority Communities of Librarians and Library Users
CALA. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Keynote by Satia Orange (former OLOS director), Karl Ku (Natl. Central Lib. of Taiwan), Rush Miller (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Gary Strong (UCLA), and Virginia Van Wynen Baeckler (Plainsboro PL) on reaching out to minority communities. Distinguished leaders, worth hearing.

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Politics & Libraries
All Politics Is Local: “Positioning Libraries for Success in the Capital”; Washington Office Update
WO. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m. How “inside the Beltway” politicians and allies see libraries, and what you can do about it.

Participatory Democracy in an Internet Age
ACRL LPSS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. How the Internet is transforming the political process. Sounds good, but who is speaking?

Standing Up and Sitting In: Libraries and Social Change
ACRL ANSS. Sun., Jun. 27, 8 a.m.–noon. The role of libraries and librarians in social change, how social movements changed libraries, what libraries do to document grass-roots movements, from a panel of scholars, curators, archivists, and librarians.

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Preservation
National Preservation Week: Pass It On!
ALCTS. Sun., Jun. 27, 8–10 a.m. Celebrate collecting, increase preservation savvy, grow audiences, strengthen community collaborations, and learn how to help your patrons find information they need to preserve their own collections.

Archivists & Librarians: Together We Can Save Congress
GODORT. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Saving the information output of our national legislature is the goal of a dedicated cadre of librarians and archivists. Hear all about it.

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Programs
Poetry Programs & Community Outreach
Public Programs. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m.
A discussion of new ideas and best practices in poetry programs.

I'm Doing Events at the Library from Now On: Running an Effective Author Series on a Budget
PLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m. Charles Pace, Carrie Robb, and Tim Wadham (St. Louis Cty. Lib.) on their successful author events, how librarians can work with publishers to get A-list authors, and how libraries leverage these events for fundraising and public relations.

Public Library at the Heart of the Community: New Service Models for a Changing Era
PLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Planning programs tailored to community needs from Brian Bannon (San Francisco PL), Clo Cammarato, Valerie Rowe-Jackson, and Sarah Maner (Richland Cty. PL, SC), Gayle Holloman and Anne Haimes (Atlanta-Fulton PL), and Julie Brand Williams (King Cty. Lib. Syst.). A strong, diverse panel.

Prime Time Family Reading Time: A Model Program for Strengthening Families & Building Communities
Public Programs. Sun., Jun. 27, 8–10 a.m. Panelists from ALA, NEH, and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities on the Prime Time Family Reading Time family literacy program. Worth considering.

Bring the Universe to Your Library with NASA
Public Programs. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. The Space Telescope Science Institute, a NASA affiliate, has an amazing array of online, print, and in-person cultural (STScI) programs and resources available free to libraries.

Video Makes the Library Star: Library-Created Visual Media
VRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Creators of library-related visual media used for promotion or instruction will share their experiences.

Documenting and Celebrating Your Library's History
LHRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Betty Chapman and Rhea Brown Lawson (Houston PL), Jeanne Drewes (LC), Karen Motylewski (IMLS), and Tanya Finchum (Oklahoma State) offer a practical workshop/presentation on how to research, document, and write about a library's institutional history.

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Public Relations
PR Forum: Next Practices in Communications @ Your Library
PIO. Sun., Jun. 27, 8–10 a.m. Push the button and Stephen Abram (Gale Cengage) is good for more than an hour, this time on the role of social networking in library marketing and communications. He's always provocative.

Swap & Shop Presents: PR X-Change (Public Relations Exchange)
LLAMA PRMS. Sun., Jun. 27, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. View and sample a showcase of PR materials (annual reports, newsletters, reading promotions, web pages, and more), including the winners of the Best of Show. Always of interest.

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Reader's Advisory
Readers' Advisory Research and Trends Forum
RUSA CODES. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. A showcase in readers' advisory, including reference, adult services, and collection development.

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Recruiting
Recruiting the Future: Promoting Public Librarianship as a Career
PLA. Sun., Jun. 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Free Library of Philadelphia's Theresa Ramos and Hedra Packman, along with staff recruited in nontraditional ways, will discuss lessons learned and best practices. Check to see if you have open jobs first.

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Reference
The A–Z of Electronic Reference Product Development
RUSA CODES. Sat., Jun. 26, 4–5:30 p.m. Speakers from the electronic reference product development cycle will discuss how they get involved with publishers to help shape products. Should be fascinating.

16th Annual Reference Research Forum
RUSA RSS. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–4 p.m. Hear about research in user behavior, electronic service, and reference effectiveness.

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Research
Four-Star Research
LRRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 8–10 a.m. Three winning library-related research papers.

Research To Understand Users: Issues and Approaches
LRRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Three winning research papers investigating users and their use of libraries and information.

Got Data? New Roles for Libraries in Shaping 21st Century Research
ALCTS President's Program. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Francine Berman (VP for Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.) on the emerging role for libraries in digital stewardship and the requisite cyber-infrastructure, economic models, and policies required to administer and protect research data. Worth hearing.

Reaching Out to Generation Y: Conducting Research To Understand Digital Natives
ORS. Cmte. on Research and Statistics. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Findings of studies on undergraduates, schoolchildren, and the elderly with special attention on the innovative qualitative research methods used, from Susan Gibbons (Univ. of Rochester) and Carol Gordon (Rutgers).

And the Survey Says…! Strengthening Services Through Surveying
LLAMA SASS. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. How two libraries use survey software to improve continuously customer satisfaction.

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Rural Libraries
Numbers That Speak Volumes: Using Data To Make the Case for Rural Libraries
OLOS, ARSL, OLA, ORS. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Tips, tools, and templates for using local and national library data to communicate the value of libraries effectively to funders, elected officials, board members, and the media. Fills a crucial need!

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Staff Development
Less Train, More Gain: Using Technology To Train, Maintain, and Retain Part-Time and Student Employees
LLAMA SASS. Sat., Jun. 26, 8–10 a.m. How to use web technology, courseware, and other tools to make training consistent and manageable and how to combine online training with traditional methods to increase your efficiency, from Renee Ettinger and Emily Rogers (UW–Green Bay) and Clare Kindt (Brown Cty. Lib. Syst.). Big claims; check it out.

Librarians Just Need To Have Fun: Utilizing Fun and Humor in the Library Workplace To Enhance Employee Performance
ACRL CLS. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. The important role of fun and humor in a positive work environment from Teresa Doherty (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Erin L. Davis (Utah State), Patricia Van Zandt (Southern Methodist Univ.), and Frances Weinstein Yates (Indiana Univ.).

I Need a Mentor, Quick!—Mentoring Options in Rural Public Libraries
PLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Sharon Froehlich (Steele Memorial Lib.), Dwight McInvaill (Georgetown Cty. Lib.), Steve Seale (Northeast Texas Lib. Syst.), Tanya Shelton-Council (Corpus Christie PL), Neely Tang (Cornell), and Larry Grieco (Gilpin Cty. PL) on forms of mentoring, especially virtual and cross-generational mentoring, tailored to rural public libraries.

Communication Skills for Front Line Library Staff
LSSIRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Consultant Pat Wagner in a workshop on communication skills for frontline staff.

Success Stories of Library Staff Organizations
SORT. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30–3:30 p.m. A panel from library staff organizations will share success stories of starting or improving staff organizations. They're not talking union!

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Unions
Union 101 for Libraries
ALA-APA. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Susan Veltfort (King Cty. Lib. Syst.) and Nick Yovnello (Rowan Univ.) on how to form a union and how unions work to support and protect library workers. An opportunity to hear about the modern labor movement and successes on behalf of library workers.

Labor Rights Are Human Rights
RUSA. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.–noon. A discussion of labor rights, including the role of unions in promoting democracy and economic prosperity, and the importance of unions to the salary and status of women. Vital!

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Women's Issues
Introduction to Women's Issues
SRRT, ACRL WSS, and COSWL. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30–2:30 p.m. Discuss and bring up workplace issues that belong on the agendas for the SRRT Feminist Task Force, Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL), ACRL's Women's Studies Section (WSS), and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT).

40th Anniversary of the Feminist Task Force
SRRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 8–10 a.m. Women from different generations reflect on their involvement in the Feminist Task Force and what it has meant to them. 

EXHIBITS
The Stacks! The opening ceremony for the Stacks (the ALA exhibits) is on Friday, Jun. 25, 5:15 p.m., with an opening reception. Exhibits are open Fri., Jun. 25, 5:30–7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., Jun. 26, 27, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Mon., Jun. 28, 9 a.m.—4 p.m. Closing Reception, Mon., Jun. 28, begins at noon.

In addition to the largest library exhibit featuring publishers, technology, digital content, furniture, etc., Exhibitor Pavilions will be there on Assistive Technology, DVD/Videos, Gaming, Graphic Novels, Going Green, International Publishers, Library Schools and Instruction, Small Press Products, Technology and Library 2.0, University Presses, Cookbooks and Cooking Demonstrations, and an ALA professional area. A new Poptop Stage will focus on mysteries, romances, and travel, with readings and presentations. Visit www.ala.org/annual and click on “General Information” for more details.

The Closing Reception will be held throughout the Exhibits Hall, with special sales and giveaways, and, like last year, great prizes from the exhibitors and ALA will be raffled off throughout the reception. Be sure to join us!

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AUTHORS & CELEBRITIES
Live! @ Your Library Reading Stage
Public Programs. Sat., Sun., & Mon, Jun. 26–28, noon–4 p.m. Enjoy readings from new and favorite authors, learn how to develop author programs, and find new recommendations. With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the stage this year will include a special focus on poetry, with readings by many popular and up-and-coming poets.

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Saturday, June 26
Mary McDonagh Murphy (Scout, Atticus and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird)
Nancy Pearl (More Book Lust: 1,000 New Reading Recommendations for Every Mood)
8–9 a.m. Auditorium Speaker Series. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird (July 11, 2010), librarian book-luster extraordinaire Pearl will interview Emmy award-winning filmmaker and author Murphy on this American classic.

Sue Monk Kidd (The Mermaid Chair; Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story)
10:30–11:30 a.m. Auditorium Speaker Series. Kidd, New York Times best seller, and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor wrote a dual memoir about their travels and the journey to rediscover each other.

Mary Blayney (Coutesan's Kiss)
Kathryn Caskie (The Duke's Night of Sin)
Beth Harbison (Thin Rich Pretty)
Kristin Higgins (The Next Best Thing)
Elizabeth Hoyt (Wicked Intentions)
Madeline Hunter (Provocative in Pearls)
ALTAFF. 10:30–noon. Isn't It Romantic? LJ's Barbara Hoffert leads a panel of best-selling romance writers discussing the genre and their work. A book signing will follow: some free/some discounted.

Deborah Amos (Eclipse of the Sunnis)
Arthur C. Brooks (Gross National Happiness)
David Finkel (The Good Soldiers)
David Kilcullen (Counterinsurgency)
Robert E. Pierre (coauthor, A Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's “Post-Racial” America)
ALTAFF. 1:30–3:30 p.m. It's All Politics. What better topic for a DC panel. Hear it from those who know—and write about it. LJ's Barbara Hoffert moderates. Signing; books free or at a discount.

Cory Doctorow (Makers)
Jane Lindskold (Five Odd Hours)
Cherie Priest (Clementine)
Brandon Sanderson (The Way of Kings)
Dom Testa (The Comet's Curse)
LITA. 4–5:30 p.m. Science Fiction and Fantasy: Informing the Present by Imagining the Future. Distinguished sf and fantasy authors on how their speculations could impact society.

Toni Morrison (A Mercy)
5:30–6:30 p.m. General Opening Session. The 1993 Nobel prize–winning author, editor, and professor welcomes attendees with her own brand of literary elegance.