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COGNOTES

Library Leadership
and Management
Association
Programs Address
Important Issues
LLAMA President's Program
Saturday, June 23, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
"Addressing Conflict Through Difficult
and Uncomfortable Dialogues...Why This
Is Important"
Speaker: Dr. Nancy T. Watson
Everywhere we turn we seem to encounter interpersonal conflict - in our libraries,
professional associations, and personal lives.
Most individuals are not comfortable engaging in conflict and trying to manage it. This
can lead to avoiding conflict or overreacting
and trying to manage it from a position of
authority. In this program, Dr. Nancy T.
Watson, TMCA Distinguished Mediator
and President of The Center for Change and
Conflict Resolution, will provide insights
into understanding and managing conflict.
Attendees will gain an understanding of what
contributes to conflict, passive-aggressive
behaviors, and get tips on how to address or
move past conflicts.
PR Xchange
Sunday, June 24, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
This event offers visitors the opportunity
to drop-in to view and take home sample
promotional materials from libraries across
North America, as well as networking with
library marketing professionals. This event
is sponsored by LLAMA's Marketing and
Communications Community of Practice.
PR Xchange Awards
Sunday, June 24, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
This is a national competition for the
best library promotional materials in print
and electronic formats from the past year.
Solicitation of submissions and judging
takes place throughout the year. Entries are
appraised by a jury of marketing professionals on the quality of content, format, design,
creativity, and originality. This year 14 judges
evaluated 266 print and 145 electronic submissions. Winning projects are displayed at
the PR Xchange Event, and certificates are
distributed at the Awards Ceremony.

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Don't Miss
the ALSC
President's
Program
Considering All Children: A New Ideal
in Evaluating and Engaging around
Books for Youth
Awards, best-of-the-year lists and reviews focus on "quality" and "excellence" in
literature for youth, but what do "quality"
and "excellence" really mean in the canon
of American literature for children? Who is
deciding which books stand out? How are
some critics and some children privileged
in our field's thinking? How are some
dismissed or made invisible? What does

"American literature for children" even mean?
Join ALSC President, Nina Lindsay on
Monday, June 25 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
for a program that will challenge us all to
confront our biases as they explore common assumptions and current discourse and
consider what it would look like if we truly
considered all children as we evaluate books
and single out titles for distinction both
within and beyond ALSC. Panelists include
Margarita Engle, the current National Young
People's Poet Laureate and award-winning

author, Debbie Reese, PhD, educator
and advocate for Native representation,
Jason Reynolds, 2018 National School
Library Month spokesperson and awardwinning author, and Ebony Thomas,
assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania. The session will be moderated
by Edith Campbell, Associate Librarian,
Reference/Instruction, Indiana State
University. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with speakers in a
question-and-answer session.

ALA Washington Office Programs - 2018 New Orleans
Providing information and resources for
libraries is top priority in the Annual sessions
offered by ALA's Washington Office. From
games to hands-on workshops to discussions
with librarians, education leaders, policy
experts and Beltway insiders, you will get
the latest updates on federal policies directly
impacting libraries and receive guidance on
how to launch or enhance computer science
(CS) programming at your library.
Friday, June 22
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
"Bridging the Tech Knowledge Gap:
Empowering Your Community Through
a Seamless Youth Experience (YX)
Design"
Imagine a world in which you're not expected to be a technology expert, but you're able
to lead the charge in offering innovative tech
programs for youth at your library. Utilizing
the Youth Experience (YX) design approach,
presenters will share how they transformed
their library's services to youth by shedding
the title of 'expert' and stepping into the role

of a facilitator. Through real life examples and
hands-on activities, participants learn how to
incorporate youth as co-designers and peer
mentors in technology-rich library programs.
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
"Libraries Ready to Code: From Concept
to Program"
The Libraries Ready to Code (RtC)
cohort of thirty school and public libraries
implemented youth coding programs that
foster computational thinking skills, with a
special focus on reaching diverse youth underrepresented in tech fields. Join members
of the RtC cohort and the RtC team as they
share highlights and low points of the journey to move from concepts to programs that
inspire youth. Presenters will lead participants
through hands-on activities from the newlyreleased beta RtC toolkit.
Saturday June 23
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
'National Policy and Libraries:
What's Going On"

2018 Pura Belprè Celebraciòn

John Cotton Dana Awards and Presentation
Sunday, June 24, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Considered among the most prestigious
awards by the American Library Association,
the John Cotton Dana Award, provided in
conjunction with the H.W. Wilson Foundation, the American Library Association,
and EBSCO, honors outstanding library
public relations whether a summer reading
program, a year-long centennial celebration,
fundraising for a new college library, an
awareness campaign, or an innovative partnership in the community. In recognition of
their achievement, John Cotton Dana award
winners receive a cash award from the H.W.
Wilson Foundation.
Join ALSC and REFORMA on Sunday June 24 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., in
celebrating the 2018 Pura Belpré Medal winners and honorees as they receive
their awards and deliver their acceptance speeches. The Celebraciòn is a free,
joyful event featuring acceptance speeches by winners and honorees, musical
performances, and book signing.

The national policy landscape continues
to bubble and boil - creating challenges and
opportunities for libraries. Our expert panel
will discuss the issues most central to libraries:
funding, digital inclusion, broadband, copyright, improving economic opportunities and
more. Based on decades of inside-the-beltway
experience, panelists will provide insider insights of what is really taking place, what is on
the horizon, and what we need to do about it
to advance the library mission and services.
Sunday, June 24
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
"Leap into Science: Cultivating a National Network for Informal Science and
Literacy"
Leap into Science integrates open-ended
science activities with books designed for
children aged 3 -10 and their families. Educators offer programs in community settings like
libraries, museums, and out-of-school time to
engage underserved audiences in accessible
and familiar settings. Funded by the National
Science Foundation, LEAP programs are
implementing in five states. Explore Leap
into Science activities in a hands-on setting
and provide advice and feedback for program
designers.
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
"Play the Copyright Game: A Groovy Way
to Learn!"
Join copyright experts in discussions
focused on actual copyright situations
that librarians face, and then participate
in one of the most popular regular ALA
conference sessions: the copyright game.
This year's game will consist of a lightning
round of "Name that Exception" to learn
about the many allowances afforded in
U.S. copyright law. In the second round,
vote on lawful vs infringing copyright case
studies. And for the final round, pose your
own real-life copyright scenarios for the
audience to vote on and discuss. We also
will distribute copyright education materials and swag, including the popular "four
coasters of fair use."

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