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Jumpstart Your Conference with Preconference Programs from ALCTS
The Association for Library Collections
& Technical Services (ALCTS) will host a
virtual preconference and two in-person
preconferences before the 2018 ALA Conference & Exposition in New Orleans.
The virtual preconference "The Road to
Electronic Information Accessibility: How
Do We Increase Student Success?" will be
held on Tuesday, June 5 and Wednesday,
June 6, while the in-person preconferences
"Hacking Acq: Tools and Apps for Better
Acquisitions Workflows" and "Technical
Services Assessment: Tools and Techniques
that Demonstrate Value" will be offered on
Friday, June 22 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The two-day virtual preconference "The
Road to Electronic Information Accessibility:
How Do We Increase Student Success?" will
provide attendees with a holistic view on how
the many parts of an organization can work
together to meet both the legal requirements
and the students' requirements for success.
Perspectives, challenges, and recommendations will be shared to assist libraries in pro-

viding equal opportunities for all their users.
Session 1, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 1:00
p.m. CDT
"Institutional Compliance: Responding
to Online Accessibility Legal Issues"
"University EIT Accessibility Compliance: Southern New Hampshire
University's Action Plan for Electronic
Information Technology Accessibility"
"Accessibility: What Is Happening Now
Online, On Campus, and Within the
Marketplace"
Session 2, Wednesday, June 6 at 1:00 p.m.
CDT
"Accessibility: What Is Happening Now
Online, On Campus, and Within the
Marketplace"
"What's in a Name? The Online Accessibility Center"
"Enabling Campus Student Success:
Bridging the gap between IT and Disability Services"

"Striving for Accessible Content: It
Takes a Village"
In-person preconference events will be held
on Friday, June 22 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. in New Orleans.
"Hacking Acq: Tools and Apps for
Better Acquisitions Workflows" will
provide attendees with a hands-on look
at tools for data analysis, project management, workflow hacks, and troubleshooting using Trello, MS Access, Excel
and some locally developed tools. The
full-day program will offer demos and
give attendees a toolkit of applications
to try at their libraries.
"Technical Services Assessment: Tools
and Techniques that Demonstrate
Value" will share technical services
colleagues' insights on how to successfully collect, format, and present data
and information in a way that allows
us to both leverage this data to inform
internal decisions as well as highlight

key achievements and successes to
those outside of the department to
demonstrate value. The program will
also include a hands-on session where
participants will explore several types of
easy, free plug and play data visualization software.
Registration for the virtual preconference
is $69 for ALCTS members for both sessions
or $43 for one session; $95 for non-ALCTS
members for both sessions or $59 for one session; and $206 for groups for both sessions
or $129 for one session. Fees include access
to the live presentation as well as unlimited
access to the recorded presentation.
Registration rates for the in-person
preconference events are $219 for ALCTS
members; $269 for ALA for members; and
$319 for non-members.
For more details on 2018 ALA Annual
ALCTS preconferences, including how to
register, please visit www.ala.org/alcts/
events/ac.

Comedian Tom Papa to Appear at United for Libraries' The Laugh's On Us
Comedian Tom Papa will appear at
"United for Libraries' The Laugh's On Us"
sponsored by Ingram Content Group, featuring headlining standup comedian and
author Paula Poundstone, from 5:30 - 7:30
p.m. on Sunday, June 24 during the ALA
Annual Conference & Exhibition. Harrison
Scott Key and Chris Erskine will also be part
of the part of the lineup.
Papa (Your Dad Stole My Rake) is a
comedian known for his work in film,
television and radio as well as on the live
stage. He is the head writer for "Live from
Here," as well as a regular performer on
the legendary radio show, which reaches

2.6 million fans weekly. He has recorded
three stand-up specials that are all currently streaming.
Key (Congratulations, Who Are You
Again?) is a contributing editor for the Oxford American and a professor of writing at
the Savannah College of Art and Design in
Savannah, Ga. His humor and nonfiction
have been featured in The Best American
Travel Writing and numerous magazines.
Erskine (Daditude) is a longtime humor
columnist who mines the rich worlds of
fatherhood, marriage, and suburbia; his
columns are featured weekly in the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, and they

have appeared in many papers, including
the Buffalo News, Orlando Sentinel, Arizona
Republic, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The
father of four is also a staff editor and writer
at the Los Angeles Times, as well as the author
of two previous books, Man of the House and
Surviving Suburbia.
Paula Poundstone, author of The Totally
Unscientific Study of the Search for Human
Happiness, has been a stand-up comic for
nearly 25 years. Her long list of successes
includes HBO specials, an Emmy Award,
two Cable ACE Awards, and an America
Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-Up
Comedian. An outspoken advocate for

libraries, she has been the national spokesperson for United for Libraries since 2008.
She lives in Los Angeles.
Wine and cheese will be served, and a
book signing will follow. Advance tickets
to "The Laugh's On Us," sponsored by
Ingram Content Group, are $60, $55 for
United for Libraries personal members
(event code UNI2). Onsite tickets (if
available) cost $65. Early ticket purchase
is recommended, as the event often sells
out. For more information about United
for Libraries events at the ALA Annual
Conference, visit www.ala.org/united/
events_conferences/annual.

YALSA Events Abound at ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Michael L. Printz Program and Reception
Friday, June 22, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Come listen to the 2018 Michael L. Printz
award-winning authors, Nina LaCour, Jason
Reynolds, Angie Thomas, Laini Taylor, and
Deborah Heiligman speak about their writing, followed by a reception. New this year,
all authors will give a short speech during the
program. The annual award is administered
by YALSA and sponsored by Booklist magazine. Tickets: $34. See a full list of YALSA
programs at http://tinyurl.com/yalsaAC18.
Margaret A. Edwards Brunch
Saturday, June 24, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Come join us for brunch and listen to the
winner of the 2018 Margaret A. Edwards
Award, Angela Johnson, speak about their
writing. The award honors their significant
and lasting contribution to writing for teens.
The annual award is administered by YALSA
and sponsored by School Library Journal
magazine. Tickets are $39. See a full list
of YALSA programs at http://tinyurl.com/
yalsaAC18.

their communities. Especially for youth
who are experiencing marginalization due
to racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, ableism, or other forms of
oppression. As library staff, we can support
teens' desire to become positive agents of
change in their communities. Attend this

session to learn about innovative, teencentered programs that foreground social
justice and emphasize the development of
teens' knowledge and abilities to engage
in advocacy and community engagement.
See a full list of YALSA programs at http://
tinyurl.com/yalsaAC18.

YALSA's President's Program: Supporting Youth Activism in your Library
Monday, June 25, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Teens are experts on the issues facing

2018 Teens' Top Ten Nominees
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the
American Library Association, has announced its 2018 Teens' Top Ten Nominees.
The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose
their favorite books of the previous year. Nominators are members of teen book
groups in 16 school and public libraries around the country selected by YALSA
to participate.
YALSA is calling on libraries to encourage teens to read the 25 nominees
throughout the summer so they are ready for the national Teens' Top Ten vote,
which will take place August 15 through Teen Read Week (October 7-13). The 10
nominees that receive the most votes will be named the official 2018 Teens' Top
Ten. To view the list of the nominees and learn more about the Teens' Top Ten,
visit www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten.

Attendees cover the show floor during the Exhibits Opening Reception at last
year's ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago.

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