AL Focus - All Videos

2009 Chicago Annual Conference Promo

Greg — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:13:04 -0700

Produced by ALA Conference Services, this video features plenty of your colleagues discussing the value of Annual Conference--and the benefits to holding it in Chicago. Annual Conference this year is July 9 to 15. Transcript (Opens in new tab or window).

Avi interview

Greg — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:26:26 -0700

Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award could improve, and which of his books is the "best." Hint: it's a trick question. Transcript (Opens in new tab or window).

Kate DiCamillo interview

Greg — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:23:47 -0700

Kate DiCamillo, author of The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie, sat down with Booklist's Ilene Cooper to talk about seeing her creations become major motion pictures, the surreal moments that came along with the Despereaux phenomenon, and her latest projects. Also, there's tons of laughing. Transcript (Opens in new tab or window).

Read This Now

Greg — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:56:50 -0700

ALA's book and media awards represent some of the best works of the year. In this video, the chairs of many of the committees charged with choosing the award winners discuss the winning books and why they were selected. For more information, see the accompanying "Read This Now" article in the May 2009 issue of American Libraries, as well as ALA's main awards page at ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/. For more ALA videos, see alfocus.ala.org. Transcript (Opens in new tab or window).

Judy Krug Memorial

Greg — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:59:45 -0700

A memorial video to intellectual freedom legend Judith Krug, the long-time director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom to Read Foundation, featuring messages from colleagues, interviews featuring Judy, and photos of Judy from throughout her career. Transcript (opens in new window or tab).

2009 ACRL National Conference

Greg — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:25:21 -0700

In this overview of the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, keynoter Sherman Alexie discusses a terminology conundrum, Mary K. Van Ullen explains the effect of cultural differences on teaching about plagiarism, Diane Dallis describes Indiana University's planned research commons, and keynoter Ira Glass demonstrates how This American Life uses music to make stories come to life. Transcript (opens in new window or tab).

ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Stevens on GLBT Employment Rights

Greg — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:55:35 -0700

ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Karen Schneider's question on enforcing ALA policy on GLBT rights. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org.

Question: Karen Schneider: Hi, Im Karen Schneider. I blog at freerangelibrarian.com. Ive been an ALA member since 1992. I served on ALA Council three times. And Ive served on numerous task forces, committees, interest groups, yada yada. My question to the candidates for ALA office is on policies about equal opportunity in employment.

ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Oliver on GLBT Employment Rights

Greg — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:52:42 -0700

ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Karen Schneider's question on enforcing ALA policy on GLBT rights. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.

Question: Question: Karen Schneider: Hi, Im Karen Schneider. I blog at freerangelibrarian.com. Ive been an ALA member since 1992. I served on ALA Council three times. And Ive served on numerous task forces, committees, interest groups, yada yada. My question to the candidates for ALA office is on policies about equal opportunity in employment.

ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Oliver on Why Librarians Should Join ALA

Greg — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:48:41 -0700

ALA Presidential Candidate Kenton Oliver responds to Genevieve Grove's question on why librarians should join ALA.

Question: Question: Genevieve Grove: Hi, my name is Genevieve Grove. And Im a student at Dominican University. I am an ALA member, but the question I get a lot from my friends at school is: Why should I become a member and what are the benefits for me? So, if you could speak about that, Id appreciate it. Thank you.

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ALA Presidential Candidate Question Responses: Stevens on Why Librarians Should Join ALA

Greg — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:46:45 -0700

ALA Presidential Candidate Roberta Stevens responds to Genevieve Grove's question on why librarians should join ALA. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.

Question: Genevieve Grove: Hi, my name is Genevieve Grove. And Im a student at Dominican University. I am an ALA member, but the question I get a lot from my friends at school is: Why should I become a member and what are the benefits for me? So, if you could speak about that, Id appreciate it. Thank you.

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