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Cognotes San Diego Midwinter Highlights • Page 7 nter n January 7, the American Library Association (ALA) unMeeting veiled video PSAs produced by SAN DIEGO ALA’s “Our Authors, Our Advocates,” a national library advocacy public awareness campaign. Library advocates will be able to download audio and video PSAs from ilovelibraries. org, from such best-selling authors as Sharon Draper, Brad Meltzer, Sarah Paretsky and Scott Turow. The website will also offer statics, customizable English and Spanish PSA scripts, to assist advocates with making the case for libraries. Through “Our Authors, Our Advocates,” one of ALA President Roberta Stevens’ key presidential initiatives, authors will lend their support for libraries through media interviews, podcasts, public service announcements and other marketing materials. The materials will be free and made available to ALA membership for use at the local level to assist with advocacy efforts. “Authors understand the key roles libraries play and are natural allies in these challenging times,” said ALA President Roberta Stevens. “‘Our Authors, Our Advocates’ will highlight well-known and passionate authors that will speak out on the value of and importance of sustaining library service.” Participating authors taped :15, :20 and :30 second video PSAs on such issues as library funding, libraries O ALA to Release “Our Authors, Our Advocates” Advocacy Tools support of literacy, value of libraries and much more. Authors also shared personal stories on their love for libraries which also will be available for download. Dr. Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award, and is a New York Times best-selling author. Author Brad Meltzer has topped the New York Times’ bestseller list on numerous occasions. Meltzer is the host of “Brad Meltzer’s Decoded” on the History Channel and his newest thriller, The Inner Circle, will be released January 11, 2011. Mystery author Sara Paretsky is the winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s 2011 Grand Master Award and credited with transforming the mystery genre through the creation of her female private eye, V I Warshawski, Paretsky has written 12 best-selling Warshawski novels and is an international bestselling author with works appearing in almost thirty languages. Scott Turow is a writer and attorney. He is the author of nine bestselling works of fiction, including his first novel Presumed Innocent”(1987) and its sequel, Innocent (May 4, 2010). His works of non-fiction include One L (1977) about his experience as a law student. Novelist and writer of short stories Andre Dubus III delivers his Sunrise Speaker Series presentation January 9. he Amelia Bloomer Project, part of ALA’s Feminist Task Force – Social Responsibilities Roundtable, is an annual list that presents well-written and illustrated books with strong feminist messages that are recommended for young people from birth through eighteen years of age. It is a list of quality fiction and nonfiction titles that affirm positive roles for girls and women, published within the last 18 months (July 2009 to December 2010). This year’s “Top Ten” titles: Ali, Nujood. I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced. (978-0307589676). Gr. 4-8. Annino, Jan Godown. She Sang Promise: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader. Illus. by Lisa Desimini. (978-1426305924). Gr. 4-6. Brown, Tami Lewis. Soar, Elinor! Illus. by François Roca. (978- T Amelia Bloomer Project 2011 – Top 10 Selections 0374371156). K-Gr.3. Cossi, Olga. Pemba Sherpa. Illus. by Gary Bernard. (978-0976865582). PreSchool-Gr.3. Crysdale, Joy. Fearless Female Journalists. (978-1897187715). Gr. 4-10. Engle, Margarita. The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba. (978-0805090826). Gr. 5 and up. George-Warren, Holly. The Cowgirl Way: Hats Off To America’s Women Of The West. (978-0618737383). Gr.4-6. Marck, Bernard. Women Aviators: From Amelia Earhart to Sally Ride, Making History in Air and Space. (9782080301086). Gr. 6 and up. Martin, Courtney E. and J. Courtney Sullivan, eds. Click: When We Knew We Were Feminists. (978-1580052856). Gr. 9-12. Rosenstock, Barbara. Fearless: the story of racing legend Louise Smith. Illus. by Scott Dawson. (9780525421734). K-Gr.2. John Grisham Named Honorary Chair of National Library Week J Librarian Kimberly Wells, Denton Public Library, Denton, Texas, picks up some free books at the W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., booth during the Adult Literature Spotlight in the Exhibits. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EARLY BIRD PROGRAM FOR THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS Register by March 4 to save! ohn Grisham is widely recognized as the world’s most popular storyteller, with more than 250 million books in print worldwide. In addition to writing numerous adult bestsellers, John has recently written his first book for young readers, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (www. theodoreboone.com). As Honorary Chair, Grisham will appear in a print announcement promoting National Library Week. The PSA, developed by the American Library Association’s Campaign for America’s Libraries, will be placed in magazines and online throughout the spring. A L A also offers free customization of the PSA for libraries. Other promotional materials include a proclamation, sample press release and scripts for use in radio ads. All incorporate the 2011 National Library Customized Tools Week theme, Create your own story @ your library. Tools are available at www.ala.org/nlw. ALA Graphics products supporting National Library Week are also ava i l a ble , i nc lud i n g a p o s t er, bookmark, mini poster and web files. All Graphics products can be purchased through the ALA Store at www.alastore.ala.org/nlw. National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use. T he Campa ig n for A mer ica’s Libraries (www.ala.org/@yourlibrary) is ALA’s public awareness campaign that promotes the value of libraries and librarians. The Campaign is made possible by A L A’s Library Champions. http://www.ala.org/nlw http://www.theodoreboone.com http://www.theodoreboone.com http://www.alastore.ala.org/nlw http://www.alaannual.org/content/travel-housing-and-registration-information http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary

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