Judgment day for Apple and big five publishers
Christopher Harris writes: “Judgment day has come for Apple and the big five publishers in the form of a Justice Department lawsuit charging that the technology company and publishers colluded to artificially increase ebook prices. Under the agency model that Apple modeled after its app store terms, publishers set ebook prices and Apple took a 30% cut of whatever that price was. Prior to this, Amazon had set pricing for its Kindle books in an attempt to maintain a $9.99 price point as a cap for most books including new-release bestsellers.” Apple has responded publicly to the charges.…
AL: E-Content, Apr. 13; Ars Technica, Apr. 13

Join the research effort on ebooks and libraries
ALA President Molly Raphael writes: “On April 16 the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project began surveying public library staff and patrons to learn more about their experiences with ebooks. The librarian survey is password-protected; email Kathryn with ‘Library Password’ in the subject line to get the survey URL and login information. The patron survey is online here. The surveys are live through May 18 and will only take about 15 minutes to complete. In return, we will gain a wealth of information to inform our work.”...
AL: Inside Scoop, Apr. 16

On My Mind: My year of RDA
Patricia Frade writes: “In the past couple of years, I found myself rolling my eyes and wishing I could retire after the introduction of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records and Resource Description and Access. Now, two years later, I’m a convert. And I would encourage all catalogers to jump in and start learning it as soon as you can. In my experience, RDA was not something that came easily to me after one training session or reading the manual (Toolkit). It is a whole different way of cataloging.”...
American Libraries column, May/June

Internet Librarian: Data, data everywhere
Joseph Janes writes: “One way of thinking about compiling Lots of Data is to organize it, by category—which perhaps yields some context and texture—and add some metadata and a search mechanism, all in the service of providing access, so individual people can find a specific fact or set of facts in answer to a question. Another way, only now feasible, is to mush it all together and see what can be learned.”…
American Libraries column, May/June

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The latest on ebooks at Annual
Several programs and preconferences at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference will examine ebooks and digital content in libraries, including: “The Rise of E-Reading” with Lee Rainie of the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project; “The Ebook Elephant in the Room”; “The Future of the Book: Innovation in Traditional Industries” with Duane Bray (right) of IDEO; Cluetrain Manifesto author David Weinberger on the connected world; “Digital Literacy and Libraries: Designing What Comes Next”; and “Why Can’t an Ebook Be More Like the Print?” View the Preliminary Program for details....
Conference Services, Apr. 17

Libraries prepare for Money Smart Week
Libraries from Maine to Hawaii will be taking part in Money Smart Week @ your library April 21–28. Money Smart Week is a partnership initiative between ALA and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to present programs related to personal financial literacy for all ages and all stages of life. More than 200 libraries in 36 states are participating this year....
Chapter Relations Office, Apr. 17

Libraries prepare for World Book Night
More than 600 librarians have signed up to participate in World Book Night, the April 23 event when 25,000 volunteers in the US will give away half a million copies of 30 specially chosen and printed World Book Night editions to reluctant adult readers in their communities. More than 750 libraries and bookstores will hold pre–World Book Night receptions, where volunteers can pick up the books they will be distributing....
Public Information Office, Apr. 17

Free webinar showcases grassroots advocacy
ALA’s Committee on Library Advocacy will present “Rallying Your Community: Mobilizing the Grassroots,” a free webinar, on May 2. Attendees will learn how two community organizations—the Sustainable Library Citizens Coalition of Indianapolis–Marion County (Ind.) Public Library and Urban Librarians Unite of New York City—have used their voices to impact library funding. Register online....
Office for Library Advocacy, Apr. 17

Choose Privacy Week events
The Office for Intellectual Freedom invites everyone to visit their local library to learn more about the decline of privacy rights and the government’s growing use of surveillance tools during Choose Privacy Week, May 1–7. Highlights of Choose Privacy Week events include a series of online presentations and blog posts that explore the growing role of government surveillance in our lives; preliminary results of the “Librarian Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Informational Privacy” survey; and the premiere of a short-form documentary that examines government surveillance techniques used to spy on immigrant communities....
Office for Intellectual Freedom, Apr. 17

Storytime ideas for diverse holidays
New from Neal-Schuman, The Holiday Handbook: 700+ Storytime Activities from Arbor Day to Yom Kippur, from Diwali to Kwanzaa to Ramadan offers activities for 33 holidays. Author Barbara Scott provides a short history of each holiday, and an annotated collection of the perfect books, poems, and activities—including coloring pages, cut-and-tell pages, draw-and-tell stories, flannel board stories, and games....
ALA Neal-Schuman, Apr. 13

New OLOS outreach toolkit
Literacy for All: Adult Literacy @ your library, a toolkit from the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, is now available as a free print, navigable web, or downloadable PDF edition. The toolkit features tips and tools for assessing adult literacy needs and tailoring a literacy plan to address those needs, as well as examples of successful and replicable library literacy plans and resources for serving adult new and nonreaders....
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, Apr. 10

Win Brad Meltzer books on atyourlibrary.org
National Library Week may have ended last week, but atyourlibrary.org carries on the spirit of celebration with a new contest focusing on National Library Week Honorary Chair Brad Meltzer (right). Each day a new question will be posted to atyourlibrary.org. Everyone who answers the question correctly will be entered in a drawing to win one of Brad Meltzer’s books. Winners will have the option of selecting their book. Kindle, iPad, and Nook users will have the option of receiving ebook editions....
Campaign for America’s Libraries, Apr. 17

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Anaheim bikeways
Orange County’s favorable climate and recreational attractions make it an ideal environment for bicycling. There are currently about 1,000 miles of bikeways in the county. Use this map to plan a trip or get some route ideas from MapMyRide. For the truly adventurous, there is a 79.2-mile ride from Anaheim to Solana Beach, where you can catch an Amtrak train back....
Orange County (Calif.) Transportation Association; MapMyRide; Ride with GPS

Five tips for photography at crowded parks
Ryan Pastorino writes: “I struggle with photography when crowd levels are high. I often put the camera away and just try my best to enjoy as much of the park as possible, but some days I want to make sure I shoot around the crowds as best as possible. I have brainstormed a few tips that can be applied to any crowded day at the parks.”...
Disney Photography Blog, Feb. 24

New Disney dining email system
Erin Glover writes: “Disneyland Resort guests may book dining reservations through the Disney Dine Line (714-781-DINE) but, starting April 12, there is a new way to request a dining reservation at the resort. Guests may now email their dining reservation requests to dine@disneyland.com. Requests will be reviewed the same day, if received before 9 p.m. Requests are not confirmed until you’ve received a confirmation number.”...
DisneyParks Blog, Apr. 12

When to buy that plane ticket
When is the best time to book your flight? It’s one of the most fraught decisions travelers face, as ticket prices often fluctuate right up to departure time. Recent fare analysis by the Airlines Reporting Corporation seems to challenge the conventional wisdom that the earlier you book, the less expensive your fare will be. But most travel watchers agree that booking well in advance is a safe bet. So far this year, airlines have raised rates three times....
New York Times, Apr. 11

A new tool to compare airline fees
You’re searching for affordable airfares and find two airlines with fares that are roughly the same. How do you compare additional fees, like those for checked bags, to see if one is a better deal? NerdWallet introduced an airline fee search and comparison tool April 11 that includes major domestic airlines and looks at about 300 different fees, including those for checked baggage, seat selection, priority boarding, booking over the phone instead of online, and for carrying a pet on board....
New York Times, Apr. 11

Foods you should never bring on a plane
Nicole Campoy-Leffler writes: “Whether it’s the scent of your delicious McDonald’s french fries making everyone in your cabin green with envy or the smell of your garlic dipping sauce making them green with nausea, the foods you bring on a plane can either make everyone’s travel headaches better or worse. As you’re planning ahead, keep in mind what effect your meal will have on other travelers. If you’re debating between two items, think of which one you wouldn’t want to eat on a date—that’s the one you shouldn’t bring on a plane.”...
The Daily Meal, Oct. 17, 2011

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Duct tape marketer at ASCLA President’s Program
John Jantsch (right), bestselling author of Duct Tape Marketing and The Referral Engine, will speak at the ASCLA President’s Program at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference. Jantsch will take his theories and apply them specifically to libraries for this special presentation. In celebration of the release of his newly revised and updated version of Duct Tape Marketing, LibraryAware is providing copies of the book to the first 200 people to attend the program....
ASCLA, Apr. 17

Consultants sought for Annual sessions
ASCLA and PLA are teaming up to offer “Consultants Give Back”—an opportunity for libraries to receive free 30-minute consultation sessions from professional library consultants—at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. Consultants interested in offering their services as a part of this event can now register online. Libraries seeking consulting services can find a list of participating consultants and their availability on the ASCLA website in early May....
ASCLA, Apr. 13

Improving library services for people with disabilities
Register by April 19 for “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities,” an online course offered by ASCLA to prepare your library to provide effective services to all users. The course runs April 23 through May 18 and is designed for all library staff, including support staff, general professional staff, age-level or subject specialists, managers, and administrators....
ASCLA, Apr. 17

ASCLA hosts prison library tour at Annual
Learn about the value of libraries behind bars by participating in “Locked Up! Go Inside a Juvenile Detention Center,” a prison library tour sponsored by ASCLA June 25 at the ALA Annual Conference. Participants will tour Los Angeles County’s Central Juvenile Hall (right) and have the opportunity to talk with teachers and students and see the state of library services to juveniles behind bars. Register online by May 31....
ASCLA, Apr. 13

Teen Read Week registration and grants
YALSA has opened registration for Teen Read Week 2012, which will be celebrated Oct. 14–20, with a theme of “It Came from the Library.” Teen Read Week is a time to celebrate reading for fun and encourage teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms and become regular library users. Registration is free and open at the Teen Read Week website, which offers planning tools, the 2012 logo, forums, an event showcase, and Teen Read Week products. Apply for one of 10 $1,000 Teen Read Week Grants funded by Dollar General Literacy Foundation by July 1....
YALSA, Apr. 17

Fontichiaro, Lankes join AASL Fall Forum
AASL has added Kristin Fontichiaro, clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, and R. David Lankes, professor and Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, to the roster of facilitators for AASL’s 2012 Fall Forum, “Transliteracy and the School Library Program.” Fontichiaro and Lankes will join media studies scholar Henry Jenkins in providing a comprehensive overview of transliteracy and its importance in education during the Forum, Oct. 12–13, in Greenville, South Carolina....
AASL, Apr. 17

AASL seeks preconference proposals
AASL is inviting proposals for preconference workshops at the 16th AASL National Convention in Hartford, Connecticut. Half- or full-day preconferences will be held November 13–14. All proposals should include up to three learning objectives and should address how the session supports the AASL Strategic Plan, the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, and/or Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs. Submit by June 15....
AASL, Apr. 17

School Library Month video contest winners
AASL has announced winners of the “You Belong @ Your School Library” video contest, which solicited videos illustrating why the school library is (either physically or virtually) the place to be. Winners were the Town School for Boys, San Francisco (elementary school); Harry F. Byrd Middle School, Richmond, Virginia (middle school), and White Plains High School, Anniston, Alabama (high school). Winners received a $100 Amazon.com gift card and $500 in books for their school library....
AASL, Apr. 17; SchoolTube

Gould to address Specialized Outreach Services Luncheon
Cheryl Gould (right) of Fully Engaged Libraries will be among the speakers at ALTAFF’s Specialized Outreach Services Luncheon on June 23 at the ALA Annual Conference. Gould’s topic will be “What Does It Mean to Be a Community Anchor?” and she will discuss one way the library can contribute to civic engagement and one of the models that needs to be broken in order to do it. Purchase tickets online....
ALTAFF, Apr. 17

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Witness book award history at Annual
The announcement and presentation of the first-ever Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction will take place at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference on June 24. Attendees at the event will be the first to hear which two authors win the medals for best fiction and nonfiction book for adult readers. Attendees are encouraged to buy tickets as soon as they register for the conference, as space is limited....
ALA Conference Services, Apr. 17

2012 ALA Presidential Award for Advocacy
ALTAFF, in cooperation with ALA President Molly Raphael and ALA President-Elect Maureen Sullivan, has announced that the South Carolina Library Association is the recipient of the 2012 ALA Presidential Award for Advocacy. The award includes $1,000 to the winning state campaign for the further development of citizens across the state as advocates....
ALTAFF, Apr. 17

2012 Genealogical Publishing Company Award
RUSA’s History Section has selected Jay L. Verkler (right), past president and CEO of FamilySearch.org, as the winner of the 2012 Genealogical Publishing Company Award, an annual honor that recognizes achievement in historical or genealogical reference. The award, a citation and $1,500 cash prize, will be presented at the RUSA Awards Reception June 24 at the ALA Annual Conference....
RUSA, Apr. 17

2012 ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award
This year’s ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award will be presented to two organizations that produced noteworthy services and programming for library users with disabilities: the Port Washington (N.Y.) Public Library for its “Books for Dessert” Program, and the “Digital Access Project,” a collaboration between the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library and the Boston Public Library Digital Access Project. The award recognizes innovative and well-organized projects that expand services for people with disabilities....
ASCLA, Apr. 17

Teens’ Top Ten nominations announced
YALSA has announced the 24 books (PDF file) nominated for its annual Teens’ Top Ten list. YALSA encourages teens to read the 24 nominees before the national Teens’ Top Ten vote, which will take place in August and September. The winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, Oct. 14–20....
YALSA, Apr. 12

2012 Carnegie-Whitney Grants
ALA’s Publishing Committee has announced eight winners of the Carnegie-Whitney Grant, which provides funds for the preparation, either in print or electronically, of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes, and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types of libraries in the US....
ALA Publishing, Apr. 17

2012 AASL Research Grants
Ann Dutton Ewbank, assistant division director for graduate programs in Arizona State University’s teachers college, and Daniella Smith, assistant professor in the University of North Texas Department of Library and Information Sciences, are the 2012 recipients of the AASL’s Research Grant sponsored by Capstone. The grants are given to up to two school librarians, library educators, or library information science or education professors to conduct innovative research aimed at measuring and evaluating the impact of school library programs on learning....
AASL, Apr. 17

2012 ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant
The Iowa Association of School Librarians and its program “Growing the Next Generation of Leaders: A Leadership Academy,” were named the winner of AASL’s 2012 ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant. Established in 1986, the grant of $1,750 is given to school library associations that are AASL affiliates for planning and implementing leadership programs at the state, regional, or local levels....
AASL, Apr. 17

2012 Talk Story grant winners
The American Indian Library Association and the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, supported by Toyota Financial Services, have awarded three tribal libraries, one public library, and one museum with $500 grants to host a Talk Story program at their institutions. Talk Story is a literacy program that reaches out to Asian Pacific American and American Indian/Alaska Native children and their families....
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, Apr. 17

Nominations for Reforma Librarian of the Year
Reforma is currently seeking nominations for its 2012 Librarian of the Year Award. The award recognizes candidates who have promoted and advocated services to Spanish-speaking and Latino communities including the fulfillment of unmet needs in 2010–2011. The deadline for nominations is May 4....
Reforma, Apr. 16

Scholarships for JCLC 2012
Reforma is granting five $500 scholarships for members to attend the Second National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color scheduled for September 19–23 in Kansas City, Missouri. The scholarship funds can be used to cover registration fees, transportation, lodging, and meals. Apply by May 7....
Reforma, Apr. 16

2012 Best Educational Software Awards
The ComputED Gazette has announced the winners of its 18th annual Best Educational Software (BESSIE) Awards. The awards target innovative and content-rich programs and websites that provide parents and teachers with the technology to foster educational excellence. They were awarded in the categories of early learning, early elementary, upper elementary, middle school, high school, multilevel, postsecondary, and teacher tools....
ComputED Gazette, Apr. 17

2012 Canadian Library Association awards
The Canadian Library Association has selected The Whole Truth by Kit Pearson (HarperCollins) as its 2012 Book of the Year for Children (PDF file). Its 2012 Young Adult Book Award (PDF file) winner is All Good Children (Orca) by Catherine Austen, and its 2012 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award (PDF file) went to My Name is Elizabeth! (Kids Can Press), illustrated by Matthew Forsythe and written by Annika Dunklee....
Canadian Library Association, Apr. 16

2012 Pulitzer Prize winners (and nonwinners) (PDF file)
The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced April 16. For the first time in 35 years, no fiction award was given. Judges had narrowed the field to three finalists, including David Foster Wallace’s The Pale King, a novel assembled from notes he left behind at the time of his suicide in 2008. Also cited were Karen Russell’s Swamplandia and Denis Johnson’s novella Train Dreams, but none of them received a majority vote by the Pulitzer Prize board. The history award went to Manning Marable for Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Viking)....
Columbia University, Apr. 16; Associated Press, Apr. 16; The Daily Beast, Apr. 17

2012 Mary Vaughan Jones Award
Jac Jones (right), one of the most important Welsh illustrators of children’s books in the last 50 years, has been selected to receive the 2012 Mary Vaughan Jones Award on June 10. The award is presented every three years by the Welsh Books Council to acknowledge an outstanding contribution to the field of children’s literature in Wales. Over the years, Jac Jones has illustrated more than 250 children’s books and is recognized as an author in his own right....
Welsh Books Council, Apr. 13

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Why libraries matter more than ever
ALA President Molly Raphael writes: “Anyone who has visited a library in the past few years will not be surprised to learn that demand for library services has increased significantly. With the growing need for access to digital and online information, including e-government services, continuing education resources, and employment opportunities, libraries are essential in communities, large and small, throughout the country. Yet many question why we need libraries when we have instant access to information on the internet.”...
CNN: Schools of Thought, Apr. 13

School librarians are becoming a rare breed
There are not enough qualified librarians to fill the schools in Texas. Brian Rosson, one of the human resources directors with the Ector County Independent School District in Odessa, said that during the past two years the district has felt the repercussions of what he called a statewide librarian shortage. The Texas Education Agency has specific qualifications that a librarian must have, and according to Rosson, the most challenging qualification to meet is an MLS. Until library assistants can obtain proper certification, they receive about half the pay of a certified librarian....
Odessa (Tex.) American, Apr. 15

Brandau nominated to NMLS Board
Former Kansas State Librarian Christie Pearson Brandau (right) was nominated April 17 by President Obama to serve the National Museum and Library Services Board. Brandau served as state librarian of Kansas in 2005–2009 and as state librarian of Michigan in 2000–2005. She is currently a part-time adjunct professor for the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University....
White House, Apr. 17

Obstacles for older workers
Older workers are losing their jobs at a faster rate than other workers, and the longer they are out of work, the harder it is for those over 55 to land a job. Brian Baker (right) never thought that after being laid off from his position as a law librarian almost three years ago he would still be looking for a job. “I believed I had enough experience and was known well enough nationally that I would be able to get a job.” Baker does have all the right credentials, a master’s and law degree and 20 years of experience....
KFSN-TV, Fresno, Calif., Apr. 16

Brown University library worker finds rare Paul Revere print
A donated collection of books once belonging to a member of the Brown University Class of 1773 included a piece of history hidden inside one of the volumes—an exceptionally rare engraved print (right) by Paul Revere, one of only five known to exist. Leafing through the collection, Marie Malchodi of the library’s Preservation Department found the print tucked inside the back cover of The Modern Practice of Physics by Robert Thomas, published in 1811. It was an engraved depiction of Jesus Christ and John the Baptist titled “Buried with Him by Baptism.”...
Brown University, Apr. 11

Million-dollar donation to Orlando Public Library
A $1 million donation in the memory of civic leader Dorothy Lumley Melrose will transform the Orlando (Fla.) Public Library into one of the most avant-garde in the nation. It is also the largest single donation ever made to the Orange County Library System. The gift will be used to create the Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center for Technology, Innovation, and Creativity on the second floor of the main library in downtown Orlando....
Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, Apr. 16

British Library purchases St. Cuthbert Gospel
A 7th-century gospel discovered in a saint’s coffin more than 900 years ago, the oldest European book to survive fully intact, has been acquired by the British Library for £9 million ($14.4 million US). The manuscript copy of the Gospel of St John, called the St. Cuthbert Gospel, was produced in northeast England and placed in the saint’s coffin on the island of Lindisfarne, probably in 698. The manuscript features an original red leather binding in excellent condition. It was purchased at auction from the Society of Jesus (British Province)....
The Guardian (UK), Apr. 17

Bodleian and Vatican libraries to digitize ancient texts
The University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana in Rome have announced a new collaborative digitization project. The objective is to make 1.5 million pages from their remarkable collections freely available online to researchers and the general public. The initiative was made possible by a £2 million grant ($3.2 million US) from the Polonsky Foundation. The digitized collections will be in three subject areas: Greek manuscripts, 15th-century printed books (incunabula), and Hebrew manuscripts and early printed books....
Bodleian Libraries, Apr. 12

Controversy over Irish National Library’s Joyce manuscripts
The National Library of Ireland has freely made available for the first time its holdings of James Joyce’s manuscripts via the library’s online catalog. The move coincides with the publication of an expensive set of books that includes the same manuscripts. Joycean scholar Danis Rose claims he is now the copyright holder of these manuscripts in the European Union. Fiona Ross, director of the National Library, said April 13 that plans to put the manuscripts online had been underway for some time....
Irish Central (New York), Apr. 14; Irish Times (Dublin), Apr. 17

Outdoor libraries lend books at closed Detroit branches
A class of 4th graders at Marcus Garvey Academy in Detroit has collaborated to create six outdoor libraries for use by the general public in light of recent branch closings by the Detroit Public Library. Five of the outdoor libraries opened April 11 and the sixth will open in June. The students, during Spring Break, received assistance from a class of University of Michigan art and design students....
Detroit Free Press, Apr. 13

Fatal bus crash led to library construction
Thirteen Williamsport (Md.) High School students and one recent graduate were killed when a bus carrying them back from a chemistry show at the University of Maryland was struck by a train at a grade crossing in Rockville on April 11, 1935. The tragedy was national news and led to the construction of the Williamsport Memorial Library on East Potomac Street (above) in honor of those who died that day....
Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail, Apr. 10

Housing books for the People of the Book
Synagogue libraries face a variety of challenges—from low (or no) funding to increasing competition with would-be patrons’ electronic resources. Add to that the “standards of excellence” required by the Association of Jewish Libraries for accreditation (PDF file), and it is no wonder that only one local library has sought that distinction. Kathe Pinchuk, a librarian at the Montclair (N.J.) Public Library, recalls that in 2007 she led Teaneck Congregation Beth Sholom’s accreditation efforts....
New Jersey Jewish Standard, Apr. 15

Pagan Library opens in D.C.
On April 14, the Open Hearth Foundation officially launched the OHF Pagan Lending Library. The event marked the opening of one of the first Pagan libraries in the country. It houses a collection of more than 3,000 titles, 250 tarot decks, and 40 periodicals and newsletters. The library is open every Sunday afternoon, with book discussions and other library events planned. “We have designed the OHF Library according to professional principles and best practices for a community library with full searching capability available online,” said OHF Librarian Eric (Fritter) Riley (at left)....
Lez Get Real, Apr. 16; Open Hearth Foundation

Reports of manuscript looting in Mali
The head of UNESCO has appealed to countries in North Africa to be on the alert for anyone attempting to sell ancient manuscripts. Director-General Irina Bokova said there were reports that rebels have overrun and looted depositories containing thousands of ancient books and documents in Mali’s historic city of Timbuktu. A World Heritage site since 1988, Timbuktu was taken over by rebels April 1 following their swift progress in the north....
UN News Service, Apr. 16

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ALA Annual Conference attendees can help raise scholarship funds as they enjoy the Rock Bottom Remainders’ special performance at the 2012 ALA/ProQuest Scholarship Bash on Saturday, June 23, in the Anaheim Convention Center Arena. Scheduled to appear are Stephen King, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, Dave Barry, Matt Groening, Scott Turow, Ridley Pearson, Greg Iles, James McBride, Roy Blount Jr., Kathi Goldmark, and Sam Barry. Roger McGuinn of The Byrds joins the band as special musical guest. Dave Barry, co-lead guitarist says, “We love the ALA, and we love librarians. We love them so much that, for this performance, we’re going to try to actually learn the songs before we play them.”

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