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Cognotes • Page 17 Seattle — ALA Midwinter Meeting Highlights Attendees Get Wrapped Up in Paper Folding at Final Event By Brad Martin LAC Group C onference attendees folded up their own origami versions of Boba Fett helmets and Yoda characters, as part of the Wrap Up/Rev Up closing session of the ALA Midwinter Meeting on January 28 featuring Chris Alexander and Tom Angleberger. Alexander, a well-known origami expert and author of Star Wars Origami: 36 Amazing Paper-folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away and Angleberger, author of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and several other similar books, related their common love for both the “Star Wars” movies and for the art of origami. Alexander, who started doing origami when he was four and fell in love with “Star Wars” from its inception, said he (and several helpers) actually made a life-size Jabba the Hut character from a 20 foot by 20 foot piece of paper. He walked the audience through making their own – much smaller – versions of a Boba Fett helmet and gave a few pointers in the making of successful origami figures. He said one needs be make sure the folds are accurate and creased sharply in order that subsequent folds work out well. Melissa Cavender, elementary school librarian, The American School of the Hague, Netherlands, hangs out with Star Wars character R2-D2 at the ABRAMS booth in the Exhibits Hall. Angleberger told of how his books have generated legion of what he calls “superfolders,” young people who followed the instructions in his books and then shared their origami characters with him. He was passionately told of how gratified he was that this happened Best-selling authors Chris Alexander (right) and Tom Angleberger host a Star Wars-themed Wrap Up/Rev Up Party teaching librarians how to make origami storm troopers, as moderator Chris Baker looks on. and also shared how much libraries and librarians have meant to him over the years. On a very personal note, Angleberger related that he has struggled with Asperger’s, but that he always considered the condition to be a superpower. He pointed out that the only problem was that “school was like kryptonite.” The saving grace for him was that “the library was the batcave.” Angleberger led the audience through a quick lesson in making an miniature origami version of Yoda, and was noticeably moved as a sea of new “superfolders” – clearly revved up as a result of their experience – put little paper Yodas on their fingers and waved them at him at the end. YALSA’s Virtual Town Halls on Teens and Libraries to Continue in March T he Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) held a Teens & Libraries Summit January 23 – 24, 2013 featuring speakers, panels and small group discussion examining the current state of library services for and with young adults, and explored how library services may need to evolve to better meet the needs of teens. The Summit is part of the yearlong National Forum on Libraries and Teens effort, which brings together key stakeholders from the areas of libraries, education, technology, adolescent Facebook » from page 7 guidelines for staff members to follow will help to stay on track for success. Taking advantage of Facebook’s advertising options, Bizzle along with six other public libraries conducted a case study with a budget of $10 per month with effective results – most of the participants increased their following by 150 percent or more. Using Facebook’s analytics can also be useful in understanding more about how your communications are being received. On creating humorous and compelling content for Facebook Bizzle said, “There’s a line that you need to get close to in humor and you need to get close to it, but not go over it. If you’re not close enough, you’re just not funny – you’re lame. If you go over it, you have to do damage control. So, it’s just about knowing where that line is.” development and the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to examine the world of young adults and library services to this population. Beginning on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, YALSA invites you to join the discussion in a series of Virtual Town Halls on Teens and Libraries, facilitated by Linda W. Braun, a YALSA Past-President and Editor of Young Adults Library Services (YALS). Issues to be raised during the virtual town halls will be directly based on what was discovered during the Summit. Virtual town halls will also be held on April 16 and May 21, 2013. The goal of the Forum is to produce a white paper which will provide direction on how libraries need to adapt and potentially change to better meet the needs of 21st century teens. This year-long project is being funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Please save the dates to participate in the virtual town halls and visit http://www.ala.org/yaforum/ for more information. To keep up via Twitter about the year-long project, follow #yalsaforum. The IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Through grant making, policy development, and research, IMLS helps communities and individuals thrive through broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage, and lifelong learning. Smitty Miller discusses taking the library to the street. http://www.ala.org/yaforum/

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