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MIDWINTER SEATTLE PREVIEW UPDATE
ALACognotes
2013 MIDWINTER MEETING January 2013
ALA Midwinter Conversations
Community Engagement and the Promise of Libraries Transforming Communities
For libraries of all types located in all kinds of communities, innovation in engaging those communities is a compelling and critical strand of conversation right now. 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting offers several important opportunities to participate in and move the conversation forward, to examine the issues, process the implications, and consider practical steps and strategies. Four sessions of in-depth, facilitated conversations around community engagement, including Rich Harwood and Peggy Holman, will offer new tools and ideas ready to implement, with a focus on how to engage the community.
The four sessions are:
The Promise of Libraries Transforming Communities: A Presidential Initiative, Saturday, January 26, 8:3010:00 a.m. ALA President Maureen Sullivan will moderate a panel of civic innovators including Rich Harwood, Founder and President of the Harwood Institute, Tim Henkel, President and CEO, of Spo-kane County United Way and Carlton Sears, past Director at Public Library
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Ribbon Cutting & Exhibits Opening Reception
The Exhibit Hall opens immediately following the Friday Author Forum at approximately 5:15 p.m. The Exhibits Opening includes food, drink, and entertainment throughout the hall.
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Caroline Kennedy to Speak Sunday Morning in Seattle
Take advantage of this special opportunity to hear the widely admired Caroline Kennedy in conversation with ALA President-Elect Barbara Stripling. Kennedy is well known as the bestselling author of ten books on American history, politics, and poetry, as well as for continuing the strong Kennedy family tradition of public service.
Kennedy is a serious advocate for reading, literacy, and libraries, which occupy a special place in her lifeespecially in her work as Vice Chair of the New York City Fund for Public Schools from 2002-2012 and her upcoming participation as Honorary Chair of National Library Week in April, 2013. She was also keynote speaker at the 2011 I Love My Librarian Award Ceremony in New York City. In that speech, she said that many librarians she has met are professionals who are excited about their changing role in a changing worldwho are dedicated to serving others, who respect scholarship, and who understand that you are our guides on a lifelong journey of intel-
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Auditorium Speaker
Sunday, January 27
10:0011:00 a.m.
Lisa Genova to Present Arthur Curley Lecture
Saturday,
January 26
4:00 5:00 p.m.
Join noted author Lisa Genova for this years Arthur Curley Lecture in Seattle.
Genova graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. She is the author of the New York Times Bestselling novels Still Alice, Left Neglected and Love Anthony.
Still Alice spent over 40 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. It won the 2008 Bronte Prize and the 2011 Bexley Book of the Year, and was nominated for the 2010 Indies Choice Debut Book of the Year by the American Booksellers Association. There are more
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