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ALSC program and meeting schedule
2009 ALA Annual Conference

Meeting and programs are listed below.

This is a preliminary listing and subject to change.  Please refer to the onsite Program Guide, Supplement, and daily Cognotes for changes or cancellations.

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* = Closed Meeting
Please note: You must be registered for the ALA Annual Conference in order to attend any of the following sessions. They are NOT open to the public.

   Thurs, 7/9 | Fri, 7/10 | Sat, 7/11 | Sun, 7/12 | Mon, 7/13 | Tues, 7/14 | Co-Sponsored Programs

MCP - McCormick Place West                              HRM - Hyatt Regency McCornick
MPS - McCormick Place South                              MAR - Marriott Chicago                               
HIL - Chicago Hilton (HQ hotel)                              PALM - Palmer House
FAIR - Fairmont                                                      SHER - Sheraton Chicago (Co-HQ)
INTER - Intercontinental                                          SWISS - Swissotel
HYATT - Hyatt Regency Chicago (Co-HQ)            WEST - Westin River North 

   Thursday, 7/9 

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Executive Committee Meeting, HYATT, Grand Suite 3

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Executive Meeting, MCP, W-176a

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   Friday, 7/10

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Legislation Meeting, MCP, W-178a

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

ALSC 101: Making Connections, WEST, Promenade B/C
If you're new to the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) or if this is your first conference as a children's librarian, then this program is for you!  We'll provide you with information about the perks of ALSC membership, tips on how to get involved in the organization, and tricks of the trade for navigating Annual Conference.  Meet other new members and ALSC leaders during this informal session.

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

2010 Award and Notable Chair Orientation, PALM, Indiana Room

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ALSC Happy Hour, Weather Mark Tavern at 1503 S. Michigan Ave.
Stop by to grab a drink with friends old and new!  Drinks and food are on your own, but we would love to see you there.  Check out the menu at: http://weathermarktavern.com.
The Weather Mark is conveniently located on Michigan Avenue three blocks south of Roosevelt.  It is also located on the #3 bus route of the Chicago Transit Authority.  The northbound bus picks up in front of McCormick Place and heads north to Michigan Avenue.  The fare for bus customers paying cash is $2.25.

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   Saturday, 7/11

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Priority Group Consultants, INTER, Grand BR

8:00 am - 10:00 am

2010 Batchelder Committee*,  PALM, Burnham 5
2010 Pura Belpre Award Committee*, PALM, Clark 01
2010 Geisel Award Committee*, PALM, Clark 03

Beyond Storytimes: Standards-Based Partnerships for Early Learning, MCP, W-196b
The public library is a natural community learning center. Children’s librarians are assuming new roles as educators who plan programming that addresses literacy and language, math and science education standards.  In this stimulating, hands-on workshop, you will explore using the same book many times in many ways, learn how to incorporate math and science activities into any storyhour, and focus on outcome-based early literacy programs and community outreach. Enrich your practice by joining us for this exciting learning experience.

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

2010 Caldecott Medal Committee*, HYATT, Columbus Hall C/D
Open meeting from 8 a.m.- 9 a.m.- Dilys Evans will address the committee on evaluating picture books.

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Division Leadership Meeting, INTER, Grand BR

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

2010 Sibert Medal Committee*, PALM, Sandburg 4
2011 Wilder Award Committee*, PALM, Clark 01

Cuentos de las Americas: Celebrating Latino Cultures and Día with Recent Outstanding Latino Children's Books, MCP, W-192a
Do you serve Latino youth in your school or library? Do you know where to find the BEST children’s and young adult books about Latinos? Have you ever planned a Día program? This session offers suggestions on how to locate and select high quality Latino youth literature, and discusses library programs that celebrate this diverse population. Examples of recent outstanding Latino youth literature will be highlighted as well as ways to celebrate Día in your library program.  This program is sponsored by both ALSC and REFORMA.

LEAP Into Science @ your library®, MCP, W-470b
Combining literacy and everyday science into fun library programs for elementary school kids and families is the goal of "LEAP into Science," a five-year National Science Foundation grant.  The Franklin Institute, a renowned family science museum and The Free Library of Philadelphia are partnering in this new endeavor.  Come and enjoy an interactive science program, and see how your library can participate.  Attendees will receive free curricula.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Past as Prologue: Building on ALSC's Successes, MCP, W-192a
Learn from former ALSC Division staff and a recent ALSC Presidents as they discuss the foundations of the Division, the changes that have occurred, and how ALSC builds on that foundation to provide cutting edge library service to children and tweens, their parents and caregivers.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

2010 Carnegie Medal Committee*, PALM, Sandburg 5
2010 Notable Children's Books Committee, MCP, W-471

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

2010 Notable Children's Recordings, INTER, Hebron

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

2010 Newbery Medal Committee*,  PALM, Madison Room
2010 Notable Children's Videos, PALM, Grant Park Room
2010 Odyssey Award Committee*, INTER, Wright

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Board of Directors I, HRM, Conference Center 21c

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

2010 Arbuthnot Lecture Committee*, PALM, Millennium Room
2010 Geisel Award Committee*, PALM, Clark 03
Joint Intellectual Freedom Committee, PALM, Salon II
Organization and Bylaws Committee, PALM, Burnham 5
2010 Sibert Medal Committee*, PALM, Sandburg 4

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Stories for a Saturday Evening 2009, HIL, Northwest 1
Three to five outstanding storytellers, including Tim Tingle and Dovie Thomason, will demonstrate the best in storytelling. This inclusive, inspirational and educational program is for all conference attendees interested in professional and library storytelling.

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   Sunday, 7/12

8:00 am - 10:00 am

2011 Arbuthnot Committee*, PALM, Clark 08
2010 Distinguished Service Award Committee*, PALM, Sandburg 7
2010 Geisel Award Committee*, PALM, Clark 03
2010 Nominating Committee*, PALM, Burnham 5

8:00 am - 11:00 am

Every Child Ready to Read Evaluation Task Force, PALM, Grand Ballroom

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

All Committee Meeting I, SWISS, Zurich 1
Children and Libraries Editorial Advisory, Children and Technology,  Early Childhood Services & Programs, Education, Intellectual Freedom, International Relations, Legislation, Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers, Managing Children's Services, Publications, Public Awareness, Research and Development, Scholarships, School-Age Programs and Service, Special Collections & Bechtel Fellowship

All Committee Meeting II, SWISS, Vevey 3-4
AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School/Public Library Cooperation, Budget, 2010 Charlemae Rollins President’s Program, 2010 Local Arrangements, Liaison with National Organizations Serving Children and Youth, Membership, Organization & Bylaws, 2011 Preconference Planning, Program Coordinating, 2010 National Institute Planning Task Force, Friends Task Force, Oral History, Belpré Questions Task Force

2010 Pura Belpré Award Committee*, PALM, Clark 01
2010 Caldecott Medal Committee*, PALM, Logan Room
2010 Newbery Medal Committee*, PALM, Burnham 2
2010 Odyssey Award Committee*, INTER, Wright
2010 Sibert Medal Committee*, PALM, Sandburg 6

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Budget Committee Meeting I, PALM, Burnham 5

Evaluating Audiobooks: Selecting the Best for Children and Teens, MCP, W-470b
As spoken word audio becomes increasingly available in a variety of 21st century formats, interest in audiobooks is high. Presenters will discuss their process in developing expertise in evaluating the audiobook medium for young readers, as well as guidelines for reviewing, purchasing, and collection development of audio materials. The audience will also have opportunities to listen to audiobook excerpts, analyzing quality based on set criteria.

Inspiring Young Citizens: The Library as a Forum for Engagement, MCP, W-190b
How do we excite young readers with possibilities for remaking their world without burdening them with responsibility beyond their years? This panel of authors and a middle school librarian, moderated by a children's book advocate, will share books, strategies, and book-specific educational curriculum for engaging young people in age-appropriate social issues and actions. Applications will focus on historical figures and movements that inspire contemporary youth.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

All Discussion Meeting, PALM, Spire Room
Managing Children's Services Discussion Group, Preschool Services Discussion Group, and Public Library/School Partnerships Discussion Group

A.R.T. and Your Library: How You Can Bring Them Together!, MCP, W-181
Learn what is included in the expanded Kids! @ your library® Campaign Toolkit…now including ideas and activities for grades K - 8.  Find out how to use these materials to make your library the place to be! A.R.T. (Author's Reader's Theater with Avi, Brian Selznick, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Sarah Weeks) will be performing their reader's theater magic as an example of how reader's theater can be presented in your library.

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

The Pura Belpré Celebración, HIL, Continental A/B
Join ALSC and REFORMA in a joyous Celebración to honor the 2009 Pura Belpré Medal winners and honorees as they receive their awards and deliver their acceptance speeches.  There will be a musical performance by local children, book signing by the winning authors and illustrators, refreshments, and more.

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Great Interactive Software for Kids, PALM, Madison Room

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

2010 Notable Children's Books Committee, MCP, W-471

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

2010 Notable Children's Recordings, INTER, Hebron

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

2010 Arbuthnot Lecture Committee*, PALM, Millennium Room
2010 Geisel Award Committee*, PALM, Clark 03

The Five Principles of Good Design: Promote & Present with Style, MCP, W-179
Want to become a branding and marketing design “expert” in 2 hours or less? Want to reach your community with promotional pieces that raise eyebrows and create buzz? Say “Yes!” to more design savvy flyers. Help end snooze-worthy PowerPoint presentations. Together we’ll explore five design principles to help your youth service program promotions and presentations pop! You'll leave this session ready to be more design-smart and more effective in reaching multiple audiences.

Using Historic Children's Literature to Motivate Children to Read: Highlights from 15 Years of the Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship Award, MCP, W-192a
We will present a moderated panel of past Bechtel Fellows.  The moderator will first explain the Fellowship program and application requirements to the audience and encourage audience members to considering applying.  Next, a series of three past Fellows will describe their experiences as Bechtel Fellows and present the results of their research projects.  The presenters will emphasize the value of their findings to library service with children and provide related programming suggestions for motivating children to read.

6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

2009 Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet, SHER, Grand BR I-VII
Join us for this gala to celebrate the Newbery and Caldecott Medalists and Honorees, authors and illustrators of the year’s most distinguished books for children, and this year’s Wilder Award winner. Cocktails (cash bar) available prior to dinner; doors open at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $94 and will be available at the Onsite Registration Counter until the event is sold out, or noon Friday, whichever occurs first. No tickets will be available at the door.

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Monday, 7/13

8:00 am - 9:30 am

ALSC Charlemae Rollins President’s Program featuring Melba Pattillo Beals - Auditorium Speaker Series, MCP, W375 
Join us for an inspiring address by Melba Pattillo Beals at the ALSC Charlemae Rollins President’s Program on Monday, July 13 from 8:00 until 9:30 a.m.  Ms. Beals walked her way into the history books in 1957 as one of the courageous students who faced down furious segregationists, the Arkansas National Guard and the Governor of Arkansas in order to integrate Little Rock Central High School.  Ms. Beals is the author of Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock Central High School and White is a State of Mind... Freedom is Yours to Choose.  This is one program that every librarian should attend. A Chicago children’s choir will perform songs from the civil rights movement to start the program.

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Youth Council Caucus, HRM, Conference Center 24

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Awards Presentation and Membership Meeting, MCP, W-196a
Join your colleagues for the annual presentation for the Batchelder, Carnegie, Geisel, and Sibert Awards.  The ALSC Membership Meeting will immediately follow where Pat Scales, ALSC President, will recognize the 2009 professional award winners and share ALSC's past year's accomplishments and new initiatives.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

2011 Arbuthnot Committee*, PALM, Clark 08

2010 Nominating Committee*, PALM, Burnham 5

And the Good News for Kids is...: Preliminary Report on the NLG Research Study, MCP, W-190b
This IMLS-NLG funded research study based at Dominican University is investigating how public library summer reading programs impact student achievement; it focuses on students who were in 3rd grade at the end of the 2007/08 school year.  Project principals will report on the methodology, the partnerships between the public libraries and school systems involved, and the preliminary results from this multi-year project.  Representatives from one of the research sites will also participate.  Q&A will follow.

State Academic Standards + Library Programs= Educationally Enhanced Children's Programs, MCP, W-192b
Academic standards are the current education buzz words. Learn from your colleagues how you can match standards to what you are already doing, contribute to preschoolers school readiness, and provide accountability for what you do as a children's librarian. For the elementary students you serve, learn how to develop creative and innovative programs for the school age that support language, math or science standards, and learn how to purposefully and intentionally enhance your programs with materials and activities that are tied directly to one or more academic standards.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Great Interactive Software for Kids, PALM, Madison Room

2010 Notable Children's Books Committee, MCP, W-471

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Budget Committee Meeting II, HRM, Board 2

Odyssey Award Presentation & Program, MCP, W-470b
Celebrate the 2009 Odyssey Awards, featuring the 2009 Odyssey winner, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written and narrated by Sherman Alexie and produced by Recorded Books. Five honor titles will also be recognized. A reception sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association with light refreshments will follow the award presentations and a program featuring audiobook performers.

Growing Readers Together: Public Libraries and Schools Thrive in Partnership, MCP, W-178b
What makes partnerships successful?  Learn how to choose among organizations that want to collaborate with you, and about Multnomah County Library's successful outreach partnerships with schools.  These include work with parents to prepare kids starting school and with teen parenting programs, the Every Family Reads one-author program, all-district summer reading sign-ups and library card campaigns, and school-based services such as School Corps and booktalking services.  Explore how to adapt ideas from large and small libraries.

Multiple Literacies in the Library, MCP, W-179
A panel presentation and discussion about Multiple Literacies and how the varied forms of literacy affect how librarians and media professionals work. Speakers, including library and educational specialists and children's book creators, will focus on three types of literacy including visual, audio, and digital. The panel will discuss how these types of literacy relate to traditional literacy education, collection development, and other issues related to youth services. Co-sponsored with The Children's Book Council, Inc.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

ALSC 6th Annual Poetry Blast, HIL, Continental C
This unique program celebrates the wonder and excitement of contemporary North American poetry for children. Ten to twelve poets, some new, some well-established, will read from their works. Information about current and forthcoming books of poetry will be available. This event is designed to be a ‘drop-in’ reading at the close of a long conference. Delegates will find the time spent in these readings both enlightening and energizing.  Find out more at the Poetry Blast Web page.

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   Tuesday, 7/14

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Board Orientation, HRM, Conference Center 22a

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Board of Directors II, HRM, Conference Center 22a

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Co-Sponsored programs presented by other ALA units

Saturday, 7/11

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Where you can go with Every Child Ready to Read! (PLA), MCP, W-470b
Libraries and Head Start programs make perfect partners when advocating for early literacy.  Join this informative panel presentation that tells how three library systems have successfully collaborated with Head Start/Early Head Start to provide parent education as super fun early literacy story times in their communities.

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Partnering with Service Organizations (LLAMA –PRMS), MCP, W-194b
A panel of librarians will discuss best practices in seeking assistance from service organizations (i.e., Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Altrusa, Soroptimist), highlighting successful initiatives in their communities and in the international arena. The program will focus on reading programs for children, adult literacy, children's book drives, fundraising for programs, cultural events, and more. In this time of economic crisis, libraries are expected to sustain services in the face of increased demands and reduced resources. What can libraries do to provide more services during this economic downturn that is also affecting library funding? The state of affairs today suggests that libraries can partner with local service organizations to achieve the greater collective good.

USBBY Mixing it Up: The Process of Bringing International Children's Books to the United States, MCP, W-470b

Sunday, 7/12

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

• Jennifer Burek Pierce, University of Iowa, "When the Reign of Children Began: Games, Toys, and Activities for Young People in Libraries, 1876-1920"
• Kate McDowell, University of Illinois, “Children’s Voices in Librarians’ Words: Children as Readers in Libraries from 1890 to 1930”
• Ellen Pozzi, Rutgers University, "An Early Model of Youth Service Cooperation Between Public Libraries and Schools"
• Cindy Welch, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, “Are You a YA Librarian? … The Young Adult Alternative Newsletter, 1973-1979.”
• Christine Jenkins, University of Illinois, commentator

Thurs, 7/9 | Fri, 7/10 | Sat, 7/11 | Sun, 7/12 | Mon, 7/13 | Tues, 7/14 | Co-Sponsored Programs

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