My Amazing ALA Anaheim 2012 Experience

Four Things you need to know as an ALA Newbie

● Bring a Sweater● Check a Second Suit

Case● Study the Program

and Exhibit Directory Like It’s Your Favorite Book

● If you are in California visit with Minnie!

The Almighty Exhibit Hall

● To get the good free stuff you have to know where you are going!

● Met some great Authors like Ally Condie and Marie Lu. I passed by Lemony Snickett!

● Watched a performance of If I Were You by L. Ron Hubbard.

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

Auditorium Speaker-Chris Colfer

● Chris Colfer from Glee wrote a book called, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell.

● Juvenile Fiction● He was awesome

Presidents Program: Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer

● They wrote a book together called, Between the Lines

● Young Adult● They signed my

book!

Not Another Boring Vampire Romance: Going Beyond the Norm in Paranormal

Literature● Authors panel of:

Jackson Pearce Cindy Pon Kenneth Oppel Kendare Blake

Books To Go by Rachel Van Riel

● 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.

● Books face outward for easy sight● Put near door with simple sign like Books To

Go or Quick Pick

Books To Go

Create and Innovate!: How to Champion Creativity and Innovation in Your Organization by Kelly Pepo

● Monitor Trends- www.trendwatching.com● Support Staff with Ideas● Create a committee to implement ideas● To view her PowerPoint:

http://ala12.scheduler.ala.org/node/304

Some of Their Ideas

The One I Really LikedWelcome Email

The inspiration…

http://www.emailintervention.com/

The outcome…

http://www.ocls.info/intervention

A Video They Made

There’s An App for That: Using Technology to Enhance Children’s Librarianship

● Mount iPads in the Children’s Section● Use them for Storytime● Teen Programs● Check them out

Here is a link to their PowerPoint

http://www.slideshare.net/gcaserotti/theres-an-app-for-that-13482268

iPads for Staff Use

● University Library vs Public● Hasn't worked well in Public libraries● Public libraries have had success in checking

them out

Books Without BoundariesCrossover Fiction for YA and Adults

Author Pictures

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.