1. My Amazing ALA Anaheim 2012 Experience

2. Four Things you need to know as an ALA Newbie
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Bring a Sweater
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Check a Second Suit
Case
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Study the Program
and Exhibit Directory
Like It’s Your
Favorite Book
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If you are in
California visit with
Minnie!

3. The Almighty Exhibit Hall
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To get the good free stuff you have to know
where you are going!
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Met some great Authors like Ally Condie and
Marie Lu. I passed by Lemony Snickett!
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Watched a performance of If I Were You by L.
Ron Hubbard.

4. Nancy Cartwright the voice of Bart Simpson in
If I Were You

5. Auditorium Speaker-Chris Colfer
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Chris Colfer from
Glee wrote a book
called, The Land of
Stories: The Wishing
Spell.
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Juvenile Fiction
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He was awesome

6. Presidents Program: Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van
Leer
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They wrote a book
together called,
Between the Lines
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Young Adult
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They signed my
book!

7. Not Another Boring Vampire Romance:
Going Beyond the Norm in Paranormal
Literature
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Authors panel of:
Jackson Pearce Cindy Pon Kenneth Oppel Kendare Blake

8. Books To Go by Rachel Van Riel
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Books to Go feature a small selection of
books for those that are in a hurry and are in
and out of the library in 5 to 10 minutes.
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Books face outward for easy sight
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Put near door with simple sign like Books To
Go or Quick Pick

9. Books To Go

10. Create and Innovate!: How to Champion Creativity
and Innovation in Your Organization by Kelly Pepo
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Monitor Trends- www.trendwatching.com
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Support Staff with Ideas
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Create a committee to implement ideas
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To view her PowerPoint:
http://ala12.scheduler.ala.org/node/304

11. Some of Their Ideas

12. The One I Really Liked
Welcome Email

13. A Video They Made
The inspiration…
http://www.emailintervention.com/
The outcome…
http://www.ocls.info/intervention

14. There’s An App for That: Using Technology to
Enhance Children’s Librarianship
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Mount iPads in the Children’s Section
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Use them for Storytime
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Teen Programs
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Check them out

15. Here is a link to their PowerPoint
http://www.slideshare.net/gcaserotti/theres-

16. iPads for Staff Use
● University Library vs Public
● Hasn't worked well in Public libraries
● Public libraries have had success in checking
them out

17. Books Without Boundaries
Crossover Fiction for YA and Adults

18. Author Pictures

19. A Year of Programs for 10 to 14 Year
Olds
● https://sites.google.com/site/thetweenscene/
● Tiffany Pahman is the Teen Librarian at
Oshawa Public Libraries and she has a lot of
enthusiasm.