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ALSC Criss Cross Applesauce: Making MultiAge (newborn to five-year-old) Storytimes the Best They Can Be Expand your understanding as you connect the dots between child development, early literacy skills, and your storytime. Demonstration storytimes will provide you with specific examples of best practices to criss cross through the three developmental levels--newborn, toddler, preschool. As you plan and present multiage programs you become an articulate advocate to benefit children, parents, families and your community. Track: Children & Young Adults Subtrack: Best Practices & Programming Speakers: Saroj Ghoting, Early Childhood Literacy Consultant; Kathy Klatt, Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, Assistant Librarian ASCLA – LSSPS, ALSC Behaviorial Issues in the Library: How Do We Respond? Librarians deal with a wide variety of patrons and patron behaviors. This program offers strategies and resources to help librarians coping with customers whose behaviors are associated with mental health issues, including autism spectrum disorders. The panel, which will include self-advocates and professionals in the field of mental health and autism spectrum disorders, will provide practical approaches on this topic, including how to de-escalate situations. LITA ASCLA Marketing Libraries to Diverse Communities Language, cultural idfferences, and different perceptions of the role of the library all present a challenge for libraries trying to connect with diverse communities. What are the multicultural marketing trends and practices put to use by other types of businesses, and and how can we apply the most successful tools, techniques and principles to the library setting? This program will prepare you to reach out to culturally diverse, fast-growing and information seeking populations of library consumers. Subtrack: Leadership & Management Updates on cloud computing uses for library services Cloud computing solutions continue to be adopted at both the organization and personal levels. For example, libraries and their patrons are finding ways to use cloud-based systems to leverage their access and use of online information. The past year has seen significant growth in the use of cloud computing solutions in libraries. This session will focus on examining current and emerging trends in cloud computing. The session will include a panel of cloud computing practitioners and researchers, a lightning round session for participants to share new and interesting projects and time for questions and discussion Track: Digital Information & Technologies Speakers: Erik Mitchell, Wake Forest University LLAMA LLAMA President’s Program “Unexpected Leadership” 85 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2011 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM www.alaannual.org  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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