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Advocate El día de los niños/El día de los libros. Mora’s founding of “Día,” and her creative works allow her to celebrate the her ancestors and the community were she was born and raised. The descendent of four grandparents who settled in Texas during the Mexican Revolution of 1910, Mora’s children’s books, poetry, and non-fiction documents the lives of Mexican Americans and Latinos. Her bibliography includes over forty volumes and multiple awards, including a National Endowment of the Arts poetry fellowship. Rounding out the Joan Bauer, left, Pat Mora and Andrea David Pinkney guests at the authors banquet is Newberry Honor At the Author Banquet on Friday, author, Joan Bauer. Bauer’s books Oct. 28, AASL welcomes New York explore difficult issues with humor and Times best-selling author Andrea hope. She wrote her first young adult Davis Pinkney. Pinkney is an award- novel, “Squashed,” as she recovered winning author of books for children from neck and back injuries received and young adults, including picture as a result of an automobile accident. books, novels, works of historical fic- Mora likens the need to laugh to the tion and non-fiction. Her latest novel, need for oxygen: “My best times as a “Bird in a Box,” tells the story of three writer are when I’m working on a book friends living in upstate New York dur- and laughing while I’m writing. Then, ing the Great Depression. Their fight I know I’ve got something.” to realize their dreams is told against “You don’t need a table of friends the story of boxer Joe Louis’s quest to to sit with – go ahead and register for become the heavyweight champion. the Author Banquet even if you plan to Some of Pinkney’s other books include attend solo - you’re sure to make new the Coretta Scott King Award Honor friends that evening as you discuss book, “Let It Shine: Story of Black which sessions interest you and which Women Freed Fighters,” and “Sit In: authors you hope to meet,” said Nancy How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Bauman, national conference author Down,” a Jane Addams Honor Book. committee co-chair. “Think you can Joining Pinkney will be Pat Mora, sleep late on Sunday morning? Don’t author, poet and founding partner of waste a minute of your conference time ou are invited to dine with awardwinning authors during three special events in Minneapolis. AASL will host an Author Banquet featuring Andrea Davis Pinkney, Pat Mora, and Joan Bauer and two author brunches, one with Gennifer Choldenko and the second with Maggie Stiefvater. AASL 13th National Conference • Reno, NV 2011 NATIONAL CONFERENCE PREVIEW ISSUE • PAGE 6 Y AASL Invites National Conference Attendees to Dine with Authors catching up on rest-save that for your trip home! On Sunday, Oct. 30, you can begin your day at one of the author brunches with Maggie Stiefvater or Gennifer Choldenko.” Gennifer Choldenko researched her Newberry Honor Medal Book, “Al Capone Does My Shirts,” while volunteering as a docent on Alcatraz Island. The novel, and its sequel, “Al Capone Shines My Shoes,” tells the story of Moose Gennifer Choldenko Flanagan, son of prison guard, as he adjusts to living on Alcatraz Island, starting at a new school and taking care of his sister who has autism. Maggie Steifvater is the author of the popular series the Books of Faerie and the Wolves of Mercy Falls. She joking describes her Wolves Trilogy as books about “werewolves and kissing.” It includes the New York Times Bestseller “Shiver,” “Linger,” and the just published, “Forever.” In addition to writing, Maggie is an award winning artist and a musicianwhich she says allows her to use to use her Maggie Steifvater “highly prized traits” of talking to herself, staring into space, and going to work in her pajamas. n Nicholas Carr to Join Book Discussion “ s Google making us stupid?” Bestselling author Nicholas Carr will be on hand to discuss this tantalizing question and more in Minneapolis. Chosen as the conference-wide read for the One Book, One Conference discussion, Carr’s book, “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains,” asks the question: “As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply?” Throughout “The Shallows,” Carr describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by “tools of the mind” — from the alpha- One Book, One Conference I bet, to maps, to the printing press, the clock and the computer. Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. The technologies we use to find, store and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways. One Book, One Conference will take place on the Friday morning of the AASL conference. A preview of “The Shallows” is available via the AASL conference website. Those wanting to start the discussion early are advised to stay tuned to the conference website. n A Vendor Programs Transforming Education through the use of Video on SchoolTube.com Presenters: Don Goble, Broadcast Technology & Film Instructor, Apple Distinguished Educator, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis, MO Over 90% of US educators believe VIDEO can transform learning. Yet, less than 20% are currently using teacher or student-created video in their classrooms. Let’s make a change. Engage your staff in ways to incorporate video into any lesson. In this session, Broadcast Technology Teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator Don Goble, will illustrate ways to transform your classroom, library or educational support system, to utilize the fabulous student and educator resources available on the world’s #1 education media-sharing website, SchoolTube.com. Saturday, October 29 7:00- 7:45 a.m. The Fundamentals of Managing Multiple Libraries A well-managed school library is an important hub of information for both students and staff, and a great asset for a school. Current funding declines have forced librarians and media specialists to manage multiple school libraries. The Fundamentals of Managing Multiple Libraries panel will discuss and share the best ways to establish effective management systems, and offer tips and tricks to ensure that each library is used to its maximum effectiveness with limited resources. Join panelists Heidi Hammond, Assistant Professor/SLMS Coordinator, St. Catherine University; Vicki Santacroce, Library Media Coordinator, Whitewater WI Unified School District; and Leslie Bermel, Junior Library Guild, as they explore this critical issue. eBooks & audiobooks: How to Extend Your Library and Make Reading Cool Presenters: OverDrive – Vice President of Sales, Claudia Weissman, Listening Library/Random House – Marketing Director, Cheryl Herman Everyone’s talking about eBooks, but what is the best way to integrate them into your library and classrooms? And how can you use digital books to engage new readers? Join leading digital distributor OverDrive and audiobook publisher Listening Library/Random House for a demonstration, best practices and a case study. Based on data from a network of 15,000 libraries worldwide, including hundreds of schools, you’ll learn about the benefits of eBooks and downloadable audiobooks on the same website platform, the importance of device compatibility (including Kindle®), and a preview of new audiobook titles for students! Breakfast included. RSVP requested. Contact Kara at schoolevents@overdrive.com. n ll vendor programs will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center in concurrent session rooms. Exact location will be listed in on-site program book. Friday, October 28 7:00-7:45 a.m. A Page Turner: Gale’s New Digital Book Experience Presenter: Chris Posa Our digital book platform – Gale Virtual Reference Library – has been completely redesigned with vibrant, more engaging navigation and new features and functionalities that encourage users to stay longer, search deeper and find what they need faster. We’ve taken the greatest parts of the print version experience and combined them with an open Web-like design to create a one of a kind digital reference resource. Of course, users still have 24/7 unlimited, simultaneous access to great, authoritative eReference from Gale and more than 70 publishing partners. Come experience the new face of digital reference. Are you interested in offering a vendor program at AASL’s National Conference? Contact Allison Cline, acline@ala.org, for more information. – Schedule as of 9/16/11  http://www.aasl11.org/events/authorevents http://www.aasl11.org/events/onebookoneconference/ http://www.theshallowsbook.com/nicholascarr/Nicholas_Carrs_The_Shallows.html http://www.theshallowsbook.com/nicholascarr/Nicholas_Carrs_The_Shallows.html http://www.aasl11.org/ http://www.SchoolTube.com http://www.SchoolTube.com

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