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Page 4 • Cognotes BOSTON • 2010 Midwinter Meeting Highlights Register Now for Annual Conference in D.C.! Sarah, The Duchess of York Sunday, June 27, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. about the adventures of Little Red and the Budgie, The Little Helicopter series. Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor Saturday, June 26, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Nancy Pearl With Mary Mcdonagh Murphy Saturday, June 26, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. his August, The Duchess will launch a new children’s book series with Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., called Helping Hand books. The series addresses a variety of experiences that children may encounter as they grow up and offers helpful tips for parents and kids. The Duchess is the author of many children’s books, including the New York Times bestselling Tea for Ruby, a five book children’s series T I n celebration of the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird (July 11, 2010), an American classic, Nancy Pearl will interview Mary McDonagh Murphy, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and author of the upcoming book, Scout, Atticus and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird. Nancy Pearl speaks about the pleasures of reading to library and community groups throughout the world and comments on books regularly on NPR’s Morning Edition. ue Monk Kidd grew up in the tiny town of Sylvester, Georgia, a place that deeply influenced the writing of her first novel The Secret Life of Bees. Kidd’s first book, God’s Joyful Surprise describes the beginnings of her spiritual search. Her second book, When the Heart Waits recounts her vivid spiritual transformation at mid life. S Toni Morrison Saturday, June 26, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Photo by Timothy GreenfieldSanders Dave Isay Sunday, June 27, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. T ave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps, a nonprof it oral history project that honors and celebrates the lives of everyday people through listen- AnnuAl ConferenCe AnnuAl ConferenCe & exhibition & exhibition washington Convention Center | washington, d.C. | june 24-29, 2010 washington Convention Center | washington, d.C. | june 24-29, 2010 ameriCan library assoCiation 2010 ameriCan library assoCiation 2010 oni Morrison is a Nobel Prizewinning American author, editor, and professor. Her contributions to the modern canon are numerous. Some of her acclaimed titles include: The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature 1993. Her newest books for children are Peeny Butter Fudge and; Little Cloud and Lady Wind. Sponsored by Simon & Schuster. ing. In spirit and in scope, StoryCorps models itself after the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the 1930s, which recorded oral history interviews across the country. David Small Monday, June 28, 10:30 –11:30 a.m. ALA AnnuAL ConferenCe is the best pLACe to AdvAnCe your ALA AnnuAL ConferenCe is the best pLACe to AdvAnCe your CAreer, ConneCt with CoLLeAgues And to LeArn new CAreer, ConneCt with CoLLeAgues And to LeArn new teChniques thAt improve LibrAry serviCes to your Community. teChniques thAt something for everyoneto your Community. there is improve LibrAry serviCes At AnnuAL! there is something for everyone At AnnuAL! programs on topiCs inCluding: programs on topiCs inCluding: • Blogs, Web presence and making the most of the Internet • Cultural programs for any and all • Blogs, Web presence and • Advocacy and fundraising • New Cultural serve teens and children • Training and mentoring making the most of the Internet • ways to programs for any and all • Training and mentoring • Advocacy for fundraising • Cutting edge innovations in technology and library services• New ways to serve teens and children • Outreach to underserved populations • Cutting edge innovations in technology for library services • Outreach to underserved populations D J avid Small was born and raised in Detroit. His drawings appeared regularly in The New Yorker and The New York Times. To date he has illustrated over 40 picture books. Junot Diaz Monday June 28, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. opening general session speaker opening general session speaker • Toni Morrison • Toni Morrison auditorium speakers: auditorium • Nancy Pearl with Mary McDonagh Murphy • Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor • Dave Isay speakers: eXCellent events inCluding: eXCellent events inCluding: • The Sixth Annual Bookcart Drill Team World Championships • Libraries Build Communities Volunteer Day • The Sixth Annual Bookcart The ALA/ProQuestChampionships • at the NewseumCommunities Volunteer Day • Drill Team World Scholarship Event Libraries Build • The ALA/ProQuest Scholarship Event at the Newseum • Sue Monk Kidd•and Ann Duchess of York Dave Isay • Nancy Pearl with Mary McDonagh Murphy Sarah, Kidd Taylor • • David Small • Junot Diaz unot Diaz exploded into the literary scene in 1996 with Drown, a collection of short stories that was one of the first books to illuminate the lives of Dominican-American immigrants. Diaz’s first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, is the winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Closing Session Tuesday, June 29, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. New this year! JoiN us for our opeNiNg day receptioN friday, JuNe 25, 2010 New this year! JoiN us2010 Exhibit Hours: Friday, June 25, 5:30 - 7:30 pm; friday, JuNe 25, 2010 for our opeNiNg day receptioN Saturday-Sunday, 2010 Exhibit Hours: Friday, June Monday, -June 28, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm June 26 - 27, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm; 25, 5:30 7:30 pm; Saturday-Sunday, June 26 - 27, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm; Monday, June 28, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm he speaker for the Closing Session is still being finalized, but previous speakers have included Bill Bradley, Madeline Albright, Barack Obama and Richard A. Clarke. Please check the Annual Conference website at www. ala.org/annual for details. 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