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livE! At YOuR LIbRARY READING stAGE In the Exhibition hall on saturday and sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., take a break from a busy day of programs and meetings, and let someone read to you for a change. stop by the LIVE! @ your library Reading stage to experience readings by new and favorite authors and poets, learn how to develop author programs, and find new reading recommendations for your patrons. thanks to funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, this year’s LIVE! stage will feature a special focus on poetry, with readings by many popular and up andcoming poets. In the past, readers featured on the stage have included Nick hornby, Dinaw Mengestu, sara Paretsky, Mark Doty, Leif Enger, susan Power, Lawrence ferlinghetti, Naomi shihab Nye, u.s. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan, and sherman Alexie. After each reading, LIVE! authors will be available to sign copies of their work for conference attendees. Visit www.ala.org/publicprograms for schedule updates. the livE ! @ your library reading stage is presented by the ala Public Programs office. 17 ANNuAL cONfERENcE & ExhIbItION 2011 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM www.alaannual.org  http://www.ala.org/publicprograms http://www.alaannual.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ALA 2011 Annual Conference Preliminary

OPENING GENERAL SESSION AND CLOSING SESSION
AUDITORIUM SPEAKER SERIES
PLA PRESIDENT’S PROGRAM AND AWARDS PRESENTATION
ALA PRESIDENT’S PROGRAM ANNUAL 2011
SPECIAL EVENTS
NOW SHOWING @ ALA
BOOK CART DRILL TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
THE 2011 ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE EXHIBITION
EXHIBITOR PAVILIONS
ALA STAGES
DIVISION PRESIDENTS PROGRAMS
COUNCIL/MEMBERSHIP MEETING SCHEDULE
FIRST TIME ATTENDEE INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
TRAVEL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION AND HOUSING INFORMATION
HOTEL MAP & INFORMATION
PRECONFERENCES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
TOUR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
CAMP ALA
ALA ACRONYMS
PROGRAM TRACKS AND DESCRIPTIONS

ALA 2011 Annual Conference Preliminary

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