ALA Annual Conference – The Printz Awards
The first big event of ALA Annual Conference is the Printz Awards and Reception on Friday night. The ceremony was as exuberant and lovely as ever. I love that we…
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ALA Annual Conference 2024 – Trevor Noah and Exhibits!
I just finished attending the 2024 American Library Association Annual Conference! I flew to San Diego on Friday, June 28, and here was the view from my hotel room: And…
Conference Corner – Virginia Library Association Conference 2023
ast Tuesday, I got to attend one day of the Virginia Library Association Conference. It was close by — basically in between my home and my workplace. I like to…
Conference Corner: Walter Dean Myers Awards
Today I livestreamed the Walter Dean Myers Awards and Symposium from We Need Diverse Books. First, I highly recommend watching it yourself. Super inspirational. I was a little sorry I…
Boundaries Be Gone! Using Stories to Intersect and Connect – ALA Annual Conference Day Four
On Monday, June 27, 2022, the fourth day of ALA Annual Conference, I stumbled a little late into a program called “Boundaries Be Gone! Using Stories to Intersect and Connect.”…
In Conversation: Yuyi Morales and Donna Barba Higuera – ALA Annual Conference Day Four
Monday morning, June 27, 2022, I drove into DC for the fourth day of ALA Annual Conference. I began the day in the exhibits and got books signed by, among…
ALSC Collection Management Discussion Group and Library Family Feud! – ALA Annual Conference Day Three
Continuing my highlights from ALA Annual Conference 2022, on Sunday June 26, after the YA Author Coffee Klatch, I attended a Collection Management Discussion Group sponsored by the Association for…
YA Author Coffee Klatch – ALA Annual Conference Day Three
My third day of ALA Annual Conference, on June 26, 2022, began at 9 AM with the YA Author Coffee Klatch. Most years, the authors who participate in this event…
ALA Annual Conference Day Two – Authors for Freedom to Read and Newbery 100 Celebration!
I spent most of the Saturday of ALA Annual Conference in the exhibits, having a wonderful time. I got books signed by Nancy Pearl, Christina Soontornvat, Gail Jarrow, L. M.…
PLA Member Welcome Breakfast – ALA Annual Conference Day Two
In this series, I’m hitting the highlights of the 2022 ALA Annual Conference in DC — first time in-person since 2019. And since the 2019 conference was a peak experience…