Literacy & ALA 2010 Conference

Literacy Programs & Events
ALA Conference: June 24 - 29, 2010
Washington DC

June 25:
Committee on Literacy4pm: WCC 159A/B

June 26
Listen Up! Using Audiobooks to Motivate Boys to Become Readers
As educators, we must explore more varied avenues for meeting their literacy needs.
8am – 10am: Washington Convention Center -144A-C

Tools to Promote Family Literacy and Advocacy
1:30pm – 3:30pm: Embassy Suites -Capital A/B

June 27PRIME TIME Family Reading Time: A Model Program for Strengthening Families & Building Communities
8am – 10am: Washington Convention Center -203A/B

Time to Act: An Agenda for Advancing Adolescent Literacy
Carnegie Corporation’s recently released report focuses on the essential literacy skills adolescents must learn and master.
10:30am – Noon: Renaissance Washington -Congressional Hall C

HELP! My Patron is a Cyber Patient: Learn to Help Patrons Identify Their Health Information Needs - also address health information literacy
4pm – 5pm: Washington Convention Center -209A/B

Japanese Paper Theater: Interactive Culture for Your Library PLA
Parents’ Choice Award-winning authors demonstrates how the traditional Japanese storytelling format called kamishibai (paper theater) can inspire children to develop literacy.
4pm – 5:30pm: Washington Convention Center -140A/B Children & Young Adults

June 28
Money Smart Week: Promoting Financial Literacy in Your Library
10:30am – 11:30am: Washington Convention Center -152A

The American Dream Starts @ your library
Libraries have a long tradition of offering literacy services and programs for adult English language learners. In the 21st century, times have changed, immigration patterns have changed, and libraries have changed!
10:30am – Noon: Renaissance Washington –Auditorium

Día is Diversity in Action
Día as a tool in dually reaching the Spanish and international community for literacy
1:30pm – 3:30pm: Washington Convention Center -103B

Poster Session IVSunday, June 27, 2010: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Cultivating Literacy: How to Be the Gardener of a Grassroots Lending Library Project

Pop Top Pavilion: Monday, June 28: Graphic Novel Monday
Great Graphic Novels for Teens: Ground zero for a cultural shift in American publishing.
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Superbooks: How Graphic Novels Can Save Your Library with Amazing Circulation
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Reading and Teaching with Graphic Novels: Navigating the Resources
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Graphic Novel Editors: The Masters of Design
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Library Advocacy DayTuesday, June 29, 2010, 11:00 a.m Upper Senate Park

Library advocates from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. will meet at Upper Senate Park on the U.S. Capitol grounds. ALA will host a rally to begin at 11:00 a.m. and feature guest speakers, photo ops, and a chance to cheer on libraries! After the rally, participants will meet with their elected officials and their staffs in their Capitol Hill offices. For this year only, Library Advocacy Day will replace National Library Legislative Day (NLLD).