Attend a ProgrammingLibrarian.org Demo, Enter to Win Free Books

June 24, 2011

The ALA Public Programs Office (PPO) will present demonstrations of ProgrammingLibrarian.org, an online resource center for all things related to creating cultural community programs for the library.

Informal, interactive presentations will be held at 10:00 and 10:30 a.m. Saturday. June 25, and Sunday, June 26, and at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, June 27, in the ALA Public Programs Office Booth (#1354) in the Exhibits Hall. All conference-goers who attend one of the presentations will be entered in a drawing to receive copies of the latest works of some of the authors and poets to be featured on the LIVE! @ your library Reading Stage, presented by PPO. One set of books will be awarded Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Authors and poets to be featured on the LIVE! Stage include Mark Doty, Daniel Handler, Tayari Jones, R. Zamora Lindmark, and Nalini Singh. To view a full listing of authors and poets to appear on the LIVE! Stage, visit the ALA Public Programs Office Booth, #1354.

Designed for librarians who plan and present cultural programs and events, ProgrammingLibrarian.org is both a resource center and a community of librarians committed to bringing increased access to literature, music, contemporary issues, art, history, poetry, scholars, writers, and musicians to their communities. Development of ProgrammingLibrarian.org is funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Service.

Originally published in Cognotes, Friday, June 24, 2011. Read full issue here.

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