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10 COGNOTES JUNE 2015 PREVIEW
Gamer Geek Eli Neiburger to Headline AASL President's ProgramSelf-proclaimed geek, gamer, dork, and doofus Eli Neiburger, will headline the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) President's Program taking place at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, as part of the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. An engaging and entertaining speaker, Neiburger has spoken across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and New Zealand about libraries, gaming, ebooks, publishing, and the Web.
“My goal for my President's Program was to find someone who will make me think,” said Terri Grief, AASL President. “I met Eli back in 2009 as a member of ALA's expert group for libraries, literacy, and gaming project. He was actively integrating games in the Ann Arbor library and bringing kids, young and old, into the library.”
Neiburger is currently the deputy director of the Ann Arbor District Library where he was hired as a helpdesk technician in 1997. An avid gamer, he is the author of Gamers... in the LIBRARY?! as well as a contributor to VOYA, Library Technology Reports, BOOK: A Futurist's Manifesto and Well Played, a journal of videogame criticism produced by Carnegie Mellon's ETC Press.
“I was enthralled with his keynote at the recent Maine Libraries Conference,” continued Grief. “His talk of inverting libraries is definitely something that will engage us. He made me think about what I do and why I do it, think about what changes are coming in the library world and think about what I can do to make my library become what 21st century students need. Most importantly, Eli does it in an entertaining way!”
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His first novel, Mycroft Holmes, about Sherlock Holmes’ older brother and co-written with Anna Waterhouse, will be published in Fall 2015 by Titan Books.
The two winners — one for fiction, one for nonfiction — will be announced at the ceremony on Saturday, June 27 from 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. at the Hotel Nikko. Each winning author will take home a check for $5,000 with their medal. A conference highlight now in its fourth year, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence event includes a lively dessert and drinks reception where attendees mingle with authors, colleagues, editors and ALA leaders
Tickets for the 2015 announcements are available at the ALA Annual Conference website when you register for the conference or may be added later. For the first time in 2015, attendees can purchase a table for 10 — see details about table reservations.
The Andrew Carnegie Medals are the first single-book awards for adult titles given by ALA and are cosponsored and administered by Booklist and RUSA. For the 2015 shortlist, past longlists, shortlists, winners, and other information visit Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.
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2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence
Hotel Nikko Saturday, June 27, 8:00 p.m.
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the tribes, but also forever changed how the Iroquois governed themselves — a blueprint for democracy that would later inspire the authors of the U.S. Constitution. Robbie Robertson lives in Los Angeles.
In addition to his many previous works and No, David!, Shannon's latest project brings the journey of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker to life with arresting oil paintings. Born in Washington, D.C., Shannon grew up in Spokane, Washington. His illustrations have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, Time, and Rolling Stone. His art has also graced a number of book jackets. David Shannon now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, their daughter, and their dog, Fergus.
Their appearance is sponsored by Abrams Books for Young Readers. Add this to your schedule now.
Robbie Robertson, David Shannon
Closing General Session Tuesday, June 30, 9:30 a.m.
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