2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Star Wars at the Wrap-Up/Rev-Up Celebration</h1> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Star Wars at the Wrap-Up/Rev-Up Celebration</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:31:06 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-1" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7x96HmwZdMo&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x96HmwZdMo"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p>Authors Tom Angleberger and Chris Alexander host the Star Wars–themed Wrap-Up/Rev-Up Celebration—complete with stormtroopers, <span class="caps">R2D2</span>, and Boba Fett (in origami form).</p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:21:14 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-2" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-2"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qBJNjTJoT0M&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBJNjTJoT0M"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p>The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration is a Midwinter tradition, recognizing the connection between his life’s work and the library world. This video shows some of the words and music commemorating Dr. King’s legacy.</p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Library Live and On Tour</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:14:20 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-3" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-3"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_7EPezl4hD4&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7EPezl4hD4"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p>Smitty Miller, Fraser Valley (British Columbia) Regional Library’s Tour Manager, talks about LiLi, the library’s Nissan Cube, which it uses to deliver mobile library services throughout the community.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/al_focus/2013-ala-midwinter-meeting-library-live-and-tour" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Highlights So Far</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:51:59 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-4" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-4"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cnulrhI79kc&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnulrhI79kc"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p> A video compilation of the events of Midwinter so far, including Steven Johnson, Maureen Sullivan, Rich Harwood, Lisa Genova, Gregg Olsen, Terry Brooks, Ruth Ozeki, and <span class="caps">ALA</span> Presidential Candidates Courtney Young and Barbara Immroth.</p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Lisa Genova, Author</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:47:32 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-5" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-5"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HwgY88XQhHQ&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwgY88XQhHQ"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p><em>American Libraries’</em> George M. Eberhart interviews novelist and neuroscientist Lisa Genova, who presented the 2013 Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture. Genova uses her expertise and research on the brain to write detailed portrayals of characters with neurological conditions, including autism and early-onset Alzheimer’s.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/al_focus/2013-ala-midwinter-meeting-lisa-genova-author" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Steven Johnson, Author of Future Perfect</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:43:39 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-6" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-6"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S53hZT8UJQs&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S53hZT8UJQs"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p>Steven Johnson, author of <em>Future Perfect,</em> spoke as part of the Auditorium Speaker Series about decentralized peer-to-peer networks and how they can benefit society.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/al_focus/2013-ala-midwinter-meeting-steven-johnson-author-future-perfect" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - ALA Masters Series: The National Library Board of Singapore</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:28:31 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-7" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-7"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bGQnGeP4wtA&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGQnGeP4wtA"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p><em>American Libraries’</em> George Eberhart interviews Katherina Lee, senior staff member for the National Library Board of Singapore and executive director of its international library development company Cybrarian Ventures, and Lee Kee Siang, director of technology and innovation for the National Library Board of Singapore.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/al_focus/2013-ala-midwinter-meeting-ala-masters-series-national-library-board-singapore" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Maureen Sullivan and Richard Harwood about Transforming Communities</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:10:52 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-8" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-8"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dT-hGuB98Ew&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT-hGuB98Ew"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p> <span class="caps">ALA</span> has formed a partnership with the Harwood Institute to realize the promise of libraries transforming communities. In this video, <span class="caps">ALA</span> President Maureen Sullivan and Rich Harwood of the Harwood Institute introduce the partnership and answer questions from attendees.</p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Outreach at Straley House</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:07:34 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-9" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-9"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eOK_g6tFq44&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOK_g6tFq44"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p> <em>American Libraries</em>’ Phil Morehart visits librarians volunteering at Seattle’s Straley House as part of the Librarian Outreach to the Homeless in Seattle: Midwinter Day of Caring program. Librarians helped to clean the house for homeless youth and see up-close the essential services and support it provides.</p> </article> <article> <h1>2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - ERT/Booklist Author Forum</h1> <p>Greg Landgraf — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:50:26 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-emvideo field-field-external-video"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="emvideo emvideo-video emvideo-youtube"><div id="media-youtube-10" class="media-youtube"> <div id="media-youtube-default-external-10"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D0WqH5x4eAc&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer&fs=1" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"/> <param name="quality" value="best"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/> <param name="scale" value="noScale"/> <param name="salign" value="TL"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0WqH5x4eAc"></a> </object> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p class="rtejustify"> Authors Terry Brooks, Ruth Ozeki, Gregg Olsen, and Ivan Doig talk about their craft at “The Novel is Alive and Well”—the 2013 edition of the immensely popular <span class="caps">ERT</span>/Booklist Author Forum.</p> </article> </main></body></html>