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JUNE 2017 PREVIEW

COGNOTES

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PR Sunday Spotlight to Focus on Public Relations and Marketing Sessions

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ew to this year's ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition is the PR Sunday
Spotlight on June 25, which will
showcase innovative library public relations
programming and events. This new series will
give library communications and marketing
staff the opportunity to attend four publicrelations focused sessions all on the same day.
PR Sunday Spotlight sessions include:
"Libraries Transform: New Tools and Best
Practices"
10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Sunday, June 25,
Hilton Hotel, Williford A
Join star Libraries Transform supporters
and users for in-depth conversation related
to ALA's national public awareness campaign.

Learn how more than 7,000 participating
libraries are using the campaign to help
keep their libraries in the limelight. Preview
free marketing and communications tools
and resources, and leave with new ideas for
encouraging, implementing and showcasing
transformation at your library.
"PR XChange Event"
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sunday, June 25,
Exhibit Floor Special Events Area
The Library Leadership and Management
Association's PR XChange Event is a great way
to learn from your peers by viewing and taking
home sample marketing materials from this
year's winners of the PR XChange Awards.
On display will be a multitude of print and

electronic promotional materials from all different types of libraries across North America.
"PR Forum: Learning to tell your library
story with Ben Bizzle"
3:00 - 4:00 p.m., Sunday, June 25
McCormick Place, W185d
Is your library telling its story? Ben Bizzle, library advocate, marketer, author, and
entrepreneur, believes every action a library
takes from programming to purchasing,
from the website to the reference desk, is an
opportunity to share its story with users and
the communities they serve. Bizzle, who has
a reputation for generating buzz, will provide

storytelling strategies and tips that libraries
can use to turn everyday interactions into
successful connections and engagement.
John Cotton Dana Awards & Reception
4:00 - 6:30 p.m., Sunday, June 25
Blackstone Hotel, Crystal Ballroom
The John Cotton Dana Award honors outstanding library public relations. At the John
Cotton Dana Awards and Reception, learn
from the winners and join in on the celebration. Leave inspired by the captivating stories
and the award-winning outreach initiatives.
For more information on the PR Sunday
Spotlight, please visit www.alaannual.org.

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you know that we hold a meeting before the meeting to  ALAresolutions@ Year, one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in
at every annual conference that provides you ala.org.  The ALA Resolutions Committee New York by the New York Daily News, Forbes's
the opportunity to let your voice be heard?  will review and make copies of the resolu- Most Powerful Women Changing the
Please join us on Saturday, June 24 from 4:30 tion for distribution and discussion at the World, Business Insider's 50 Women Who Are
- 5:30p.m., MCP-W375e/Skyline, for the meeting. Guidelines for Resolutions can be Changing the World, and an AOL/PBS Next
ALA Membership Meeting. Each attendee found at www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/ MAKER. You can listen to her TED Talk
will receive a raffle ticket.  Prizes include a council/resolution_guidelines.  If you have "Teach girls bravery, not perfection" to learn
one-year membership to ALA or registration any questions about the resolution process, more about her passions and philosophy. Her
for next year's conference. 
please contact Ed Sanchez, ALA Resolutions appearance is sponsored by Penguin Young
At this meeting, you are provided an op- Committee chair, ALAresolutions@ala.org.  Readers, booth #3711.
portunity to discuss topics of interest to you We hope to see you there!
Get details and add to your schedule now.

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make(r) your space
Join 3branch and maker experts for a series of informative and interesting
presentations on ways to make your maker program a success.

Booth #2234
9:30-10:15

SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Art & Tech in a Maker Space
Brian Pichman, The Evolve Project

10:30-11:15

Fun "Make & Take" Activities
Joshua Zimmerman, Brown Dog Gadgets

1:30-2:15

Building Confidence with STEM Kits

Registe
r to
win a FR
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Maker T
able

Caitlin Bigelow, Rokenbok Education

2:30-3:15

3D Printing in Your Maker Space
Braydon Moreno, Robo 3D®

3:30-4:15

What Is the Maker Movement?
Uyen Tran, San Diego Library

9:30-10:15

SUNDAY, JUNE 25
Fun "Make & Take" Activities
Joshua Zimmerman, Brown Dog Gadgets

10:30-11:15

Art & Tech in a Maker Space
Brian Pichman, The Evolve Project

1:30-2:15

Circuits and Engineering in Makerspaces
Joe Dadivas, BOT Spot Robotics

2:30-3:15

Why Have a Maker Space?
Diana Silveira, Novare Library Services

3:30-4:15

Early Learners and Coding
Steve Hirschboeck, Terrapin Software/Bee Bots

9:30-10:15

MONDAY, JUNE 26
ABCmouse.com Early Learning
Glenn Swenson, ABC Mouse, Age of Learning

10:15

make(r) Your Space Raffle
Join us as we announce the winner
of the 3branch maker table drawing!!
(need not be present to win)

Photo courtesy of Indian Trails Public Library District - Wheeling, IL

10:30-11:15

3D Printing In Your Maker Space
Braydon Moreno, Robo3D

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