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• Intellectual Freedom 101

• It's Not Just a G Thing – PopTop Stage

• Intellectual Freedom for Youth in Custody – Discussion Session

• Free Ice Cream Booth 2:00 – 3:00 PM Booth 1539 Baker & Taylor

• Yo, Millard Fillmore (and all those other presidents you didn't know) with author Will Cleveland – PopTop Stage

• Reflecting Reality – Transgender Fiction for Today’s Tweens & Teens

• IFC/FTRF Briefing – Issues & Hotspots in All Kinds of Libraries

• Ripley’s Believe It or Not -- Creating Curious Content – PopTop Stage

• Geeky Programming on a Ramen Noodle Budget

• Reflecting Realities: Transgender Fiction for Today's Tweens &

Sessions I attended:

A Birthday Cake for

George Washington•Published by Scholastic Jan 5, 2016

•Withdrawn Jan 17, 2016

•Created, illustrated and edited by women of color

•Strongly criticized because of its images of “smiling slaves”

Taking the Cake: A Generational Talkback

Paul Signorelli, Writer/Trainer/Consultant, Paul Signorelli & Associatespaul@paulsignorelli.com Twitter: @paulsignorelli, @trainersleaders July 14, 2016

ALA 2016: Circles of Inclusion

Mentoring: ALA Ambassadors

Mentoring: ALA Ambassadors

Meals, Ribbons, Etc.

Meals, Ribbons, Etc.

Reaching Out to #alaleftbehind

Networking Uncommons/LITA Top Tech Trends

Questions & Comments

For More Information

Paul Signorelli & Associates1032 Irving St., #514

San Francisco, CA 94122415.681.5224

paul@paulsignorelli.comhttp://paulsignorelli.com

Twitter: @paulsignorelli, @trainersleaders

http://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com

Credits & Acknowledgments

Photographs by Paul SignorelliQuestion Marks: From Valerie Everett’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeriebb/3006348550/sizes/m/in/photostream/

The Vendor Experience at ALA

Bethany Leach, National Accounts Manager, Recorded Books

Why is it important for vendors to Exhibit at Conference?

For Libraries

• Exhibit fees help cover the cost of conferences.

• Opportunity to see new products and services.

• Opportunity to learn more about products and services you already have.

For Vendors

• Opportunity to get exposure for new products.

• Opportunity to meet new customers and see existing clients.

• Get feedback from existing users and library staff.

• Chance to talk with customers in a more relaxed environment.

Conference Timeline

• Planning

• Exhibit set up

• Booth time• Special events

• Socializing after hours

• Wrap up and follow up

Why you should spend time in the exhibit hall

• Freebies and raffles!!!

• Interactive demos and pop top stage.

• Author signings.

• Even if you’re not a buyer we love talking with you and getting your feedback.

Thank You!

Bethany Leach

bleach@recordedbooks.com

Kathy PapeExecutive Director of the Conneaut Public Library in Conneaut,

Ohio

Board member for Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Kathy.Pape@conneaut.lib.oh.us

Transforming Our Libraries, Ourselves

Trends to watch

• Transforming our libraries• LEADING in all partnerships and collaborations

• Maker spaces and beyond

• Responsible acquisitions

• Transforming ourselves (and our patrons)• Creating skill building opportunities

• Tracking acquired skills

Not Your Granny’s Dinner Conversation: Diversity, Race, Sex and Gender• Campaigns to increase diversity in children’s publishing have

garnered support, but debates emerge over the “how” of diversities—especially when it comes to fraught topics like slavery, racism, gender identity and sexual orientation. How does responsible engagement with these and other contentious topics impact the work of writing, reading, selecting, and teaching diverse books for children and teens? This panel will highlight insights from authors and publishers while exploring practices that the diversity conversation.

• Ashley Hope Pérez is the author of three award-winning novels for young adults. Her most recent, OUT OF DARKNESS, received a 2016 Printz honor for excellence in young adult literature and the 2016 Tomás Rivera Book Award. THE NEW YORK TIMES called it a "layered tale of color lines, love and struggle" where “a tragedy, real and racial, swallows us whole.” Ashley is an assistant professor of world literatures at The Ohio State University and lives in Columbus with her husband and two sons.

• CULTURAL COMPETENCY

• CREATE A TEXTURED REALITY

Not Your Granny’s Dinner Conversation:

Diversity, Race, Sex and Gender

The Power of Partnerships: Library as Leader in Local Collaborations

• By identifying mutual interests and leveraging skills and resources, local libraries can serve patron needs and highlight library services to their local community. Hear how the Orange County (Fla.) Library System creates successful partnerships to serve their patrons of all ages.

• Be the leader• Organize

• Call to action

• Nurture and develop

Exhibit Hall

http://www.nasa.gov/about/exhibits/index.html

KP’s ALA Takeaways

•Featured speakers were AMAZING

•Exhibit hall was AMAZING

•Break outs were ok but…

Andrew’s Best of ALA!

Kimberly Knight DCPL

Nuts and Bolts of Supervision

You’re not their friend

Follow your policies

Tips for handling “unmotivated” staff members

Having the “Difficult Conversations”

Best Luncheon!!