Special Events
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AASL
Independent School Section (ISS) School Tour
Friday, June 24, 2005, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Enjoy a day with your colleagues as we visit four distinctive libraries in Chicago! The University of Chicago Laboratory School was founded by philosopher and educator John Dewey in 1896. Today, lower, middle and high schools have their own libraries, with 77,000 books, 160 periodicals, a unique storytelling program and children's literature award. The Cristo Rey Jesuit (Catholic) High School is a new school with a library under construction. At this bilingual school students work in Chicago businesses to earn their tuition. Learn about building a library from the ground up, as well as Spanish language collection development. Roundtrip transportation is included.
Tickets: $45
Independent School Section (ISS) Breakfast
Monday, June 27, 2005, 7:00 – 8:00 am
Join your Independent School Section colleagues for a hot and filling breakfast prior to the ISS program 'Designing the School Library of the 21st Century: Best Practices.'
Tickets: $29
AASL Awards Luncheon
Monday, June 27, 2005, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Celebrate the accomplishments of your colleagues and enjoy lunch at the presentation of the 2005 AASL Awards, including the prestigious National School Library Media Program of the Year Award. Immediately following the Awards Luncheon is the AASL President's Reception providing the opportunity to meet and greet the AASL President, Board Members and other AASL committee members.
Tickets: $49
ALA
Orientation for Chapter Leaders
ALA-CRC
Saturday, June 25, 2005, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
This workshop includes information on: financial management of associations; how to further your commitment to diversity in your association; how chapter councilors work for the chapters; navigating your way through ALA. Join the "hot topic" discussions on board meetings, budgets, conference planning, diversity, legislative issues in Chapters, membership and working with staff. This event requires registration and includes a full breakfast.
Tickets: ALA member: $35, Non-Member: $65
Flavors of Chicago: A Multi-Cultural, Multi-Sensory ALA-Diversity Tour of the Windy City
ALA-DIVERSITY
Monday, June 27, 2005, 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
From Oprah to Deep Dish, Chicago has it all. Don't miss this tour of the ”city of neighborhoods” that engages all five of your senses. Participants will ”see” and ”touch” cultural landmarks and ethnic museums; ”hear” the unique sounds and stories that make this city rich; and ”smell” and ”taste” cuisines representing Chicago’s amazing diversity. From north to west to south-side, this bus excursion with brief walking and munching interludes will leave no stone unturned.
Tickets: $65
Many Voices, One Nation: An Evening of Sharing and Celebration of Our Lives and Stories
ALA-DIVERSITY
Friday, June 24, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
From ALA rocks the Windy City on this special evening celebrating the diversity and creativity that enrich our nation. This enthralling display of talent and imagination by writers from across the land will weave a tapestry of spoken word that expresses the myriad experiences of our varied ethnic, cultural, and lifestyle traditions, and our fundamental unity within the global human family. This cultural convocation, part of ALA President Carol A. Brey-Casiano's "Many Voices, One Nation" initiative, promises to be an unforgettable way to kick off conference. Reception follows. This event is free, but does require registration to guarantee your place. To register, use the online form.
36th Annual Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast
ALA-EMIERT
Tuesday, June 28, 2005, 7:00 am – 9:00 am
Leave the Chicago Conference feeling uplifted and joyous by attending the Coretta Scott King Annual Breakfast honoring African-American authors and illustrators of books for children and youth. Hear moving speeches, engage in beautiful song and feel just plain good after attending this special event. Be there! Tickets sell out early so don't be disappointed.
Tickets: Advance: $45. Onsite: $55
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Round Table 35th Anniversary Dinner
ALA-GLBTRT
Monday, June 27, 2005, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Celebrate the founding of the GLBT Round Table in 1970 by attending the 35th Anniversary Dinner on Monday June 27, 2005. Besides dinner, the annual awarding of the Stonewall Book Awards will take place as well. Book award winners may be present, there will be additional keynote speakers, and lots of give-aways. You won't want to miss it.
Tickets: $70
International Librarian's Reception
ALA-IRRT
Monday, June 27, 2005, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Open to all conference attendees, this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. Join us for a mixing of cultures and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d'oeuvres and open bar (this event is free for international librarians).
Tickets: Advance: $25. Onsite: $30
LSSIRT Evening Out
ALA-LSSIRT
Saturday, June 25, 2005, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Enjoy a evening at a nice Chicago restaurant with your collegues from LSSIRT.
Tickets: $35
10th Annual SORT Walking Tour--In The Loop--Downtown Chicago Architecture and History
ALA-SORT
Friday, June 24, 2005, 8:00 – 10:00 am OR Monday, June 27, 2005, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
MMeet us at the historic Palmer House Hotel at the Monroe Street entrance at 8:00 am for a leisurely 2 hour walk. We'll see landmark buildings of the Chicago School of Architeture (10 gems) stunning building interiors, outdoor sculpture of Picasso, Calder and Miro. Chicago Public Library and bookstores. Stops for refreshments, restroom and benches. Lunch optional. Bring an umbrella. We walk rain or shine, no refunds. (Choose your day on the online registation form)
Tickets: $10
One Book At A Time: Feminism and Children's Literature Breakfast
ALA-SRRT/Feminist Task Force, Amelia Bloomer Projects
Sunday, June 26, 2005, 7:00 am - 9:00 am
Join the Amelia Bloomer Project committee of the Feminist Task Force (http://www.libr.org/FTF/bloomer.html) for a breakfast presentation looking at the world of children's literature through the lens of feminism. Featured speakers include Sharyn November, senior editor for Viking/Penguin, Puffin paperback editor, and head of Firebird, a science fiction/speculative fiction imprint, and Kathleen Horning, the Director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
Tickets: $25
ALSC
Milwaukee Art Museum Tour
Friday, June 24, 2005, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Join us on a tour of the Milwaukee Art Museum. The first Santiago Calatrava-designed building in the United States, features a 90-foot high glass-walled reception hall enclosed by the Burke Brise Soleil. Featured in the museum is the exhibit of Ashley Bryan, Coretta Scott King winning illustrator, puppet maker and scholar of African and African-American folklore. The exhibit includes approximately 25 puppets as well as a puppet theater.
Tickets: $50
Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet
Sunday, June 26, 2005, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Join us for this annual evening celebrating the winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, and Wilder Medals.
Tickets: $85
ALTA
ALTA/ALA - Advocacy Honor Roll Banquet
Friday, June 24, 2005, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
This is ALTA's banquet in partnership with ALA to honor library advocates from all 50 states.
Tickets: $75
ALTA SOS Luncheon: Twix and Tweens: Library Programs to Motivate our Youth's Future
Sunday, June 26, 2005, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Libraries have an awesome charge to serve the public. We are the second educational institution next to schools. Are you tired of brainstorming for ideas to outreach to our youth? This is the recipe for a new youth stew! Notable authors and librarians will lecture on outreach-programs for the 12-17 youth bracket, and we will learn to put excitement back into our youth service programs. The goal of your luncheon attendance is that when you leave, you'll be empowered to return to your community and DIY - Do It Yourself! Speakers include: Kim Johnson, Rose Mosley, Mighnon McKinnon, Kathleen Eberhoff.
Tickets: $50
ASCLA
LSSPS Dinner: An Annual Event
ASCLA LSSPS
Sunday, June 26, 2005, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Come enjoy a delicious meal and relax with colleagues for the evening at the LSSPS Dinner, an annual event, being held at Reza's located in the trendy River North area. Reza's is a Middle Eastern restaurant, in a spacious setting with high ceilings and French doors that open on to Ontario Street in the summer. The dinner includes appetizers, entrees (at least one vegetarian option), beverages, and dessert. The ticket price is $35.00 per person. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. Part of the proceeds of the dinner is donated to benefit the Century Scholarship.
Tickets: $35
LAMA
Successful Fund Raising for Libraries: What Works Now (Day 1 only)
LAMA Regional Instutite
Monday, June 27, 2005, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Are you tired of living grant-to-grant, depending on money you can't control? Learn how your library can expand its base of annual givers, increase major gifts, and find business partners to develop more dependable income streams. You will get a one-year plan to raise unrestricted funds in ways that are consolant with the values of your library. Plus you will learn how to motivate your staff and volunteers to feel good about asking for support.
Speaker: Joan Flanagan
Tickets: Advance: LAMA member: $200; ALA member: $245; Non-Member: $320; Student/Retired member: $100. Onsite: LAMA member: $250; ALA member: $295; Non-Member: $370; Student/Retired member: $150
Successful Fund Raising for Libraries: What Works Now (Two Days)
Monday, June 27, 2005, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm and Tuesday, June 28, 2005, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Are you tired of living grant-to-grant, depending on money you can't control? Learn how your library can expand its base of annual givers, increase major gifts, and find business partners to develop more dependable income streams. You will get a one-year plan to raise unrestricted funds in ways that are consolant with the values of your library. Plus you will learn how to motivate your staff and volunteers to feel good about asking for support.
Speaker: Joan Flanagan
Tickets: Advance: LAMA member: $375; ALA member: $465; Non-Member: $615; Student/Retired member: $175. Onsite: LAMA member: $450; ALA member: $540; Non-Member: $680; Student/Retired member: $225
RUSA
Literary Tastes: A Notable Books Breakfast
Sunday, June 26, 2005, 7:00 – 10:00 am
Come and celebrate the most notable writing of our time with a panel of authors from the 2005 Notable Book Council's "List for America's Readers." Scheduled to appear thus far are the acclaimed investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning Seymour M. Hersh, author of Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib; Nathaniel Philbrick, the acclaimed author of Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 and the Director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies on Nantucket Island; noted poet and Langston Hughes Medal-winning Nikki Giovanni, The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998; Mark Kurlansky, foreign correspondent, recipient of numerous books awards, author of 1968: The Year that Rocked the World; and the new Poet Laureate of the United States, Ted Kooser, author of Delights and Shadows .
After breakfast, the authors will be available for book signings and conversations. Come join this not to be missed annual celebration of the best writing of our time. The last thirty minutes of the program are devoted to author signings.
Tickets: RUSA member: $30; ALA member: $33; Non-Member: $36; Student/Retired member: $30
YALSA
Margaret E. Edwards Awards Lunchon
Saturday, June 25, 2005, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lanky Lizards! Francesca Lia Block is the slinkster-cool recipient of the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her outstanding contributions to young adult literature. Join us for lunch and hear Francesca Lia Block speak about her writing.
Tickets: $55
Michael L. Printz Award Program and Reception
Monday, June 27, 2005, 8:00 – 10:00 pm
Come listen to the Michael L. Printz winning author of how i live now, Meg Rosoff, and honor book authors, Kenneth Oppel for Airborn, Allan Stratton for Chanda’s Secrets, and Gary D. Schmidt for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, speak about their writing, followed by a dessert reception.
Tickets: $25
National Dialogue on the Curriculum of Readiness for the 21st Century Librarian
Tuesday, June 28, 2005, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
This invitational summit, co-sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will bring together leaders in LIS education with practitioners from varied library types and settings. Program participants will discuss needed reform in and enhancements to current LIS education and pedagogy with special attention to the recruitment and education of students from under represented backgrounds. Summit participants will participate in active dialogue, and generate a set of formal recommendations that shall be incorporated in a published report to be disseminated to the profession. Facilitated by ALA Office for Diversity staff, the Spectrum Advisory Committee, and program consultants Jose’ Aponte and Dr. Ethelene Whitmire. Invitations to representatives of relevant institutions have been disseminated.
Tickets: Individuals wishing to attend this full day event should contact Tracie Hall in the ALA Office for Diversity at thall@ala.org or (800)545-2433 ext 5020. Do not use the registration form for this event.
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