13/4/09

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Slightly hilarious:
Listening to New Yorkers discuss how high the cost of living is in the suburbs of the southern U.S.
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New Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Sun 8:30 - 9:59AM Caucus
A general panel on the best new YA fantasy and science fiction books.

I'm taking suggestions, if you have them (released before mid-May, preferably); I keep up pretty well with new YA books, but I haven't been reading all that much lately. I'm very intrigued by The Demon's Lexicon but it doesn't come out until June.

Public Libraries: Where's the SF? Sun 10:00 - 11:29AM Conference 5
With the Current Economic Climate (tm), people are flocking to libraries for the free books, dvds, video games, internet access, and programming. With a shrinking budget and an increased demand, what can we as library workers and library patrons do to ensure science fiction gets a good place in the collection? Is it about encouraging the purchase of more materials, making it easier to find those materials once they're in the library, or maybe starting a book club? Should we be focussing on the children's room, the teen collection, or the adults? Are there particular books we feel are essential for a library to have?

I'm not sure whether I'm a good person to answer that question, given that the two libraries where I've worked have had tiny science fiction sections -- actually, Southgate didn't have a science fiction section at all. Must think some more about this one.

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