ALA Annual Conference Opening and Printz Awards
I like to post highlights from ALA Annual Conference each year that I attend. It’s all so overwhelming when it happens, and writing up notes helps me absorb what I…
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Closing Session with Natalie Portman at ALA Virtual Conference
The Closing Session of ALA Virtual Conference 2020 featured Natalie Portman, who has a new picture book coming out called Natalie Portman’s Fables, being interviewed by librarian Betsy Bird. [Betsy…
Stories Beyond US Borders at ALA Virtual Conference
Today I caught an On-demand virtual program and watched Stories from Beyond U.S. Borders: The Young Reader’s Window to the World. The four panelists were children’s and YA authors who…
Behind the Wires: American Concentration Camps Then and Now at ALA Virtual Conference
Behind the Wires: American Concentration Camps Then and Now was a program offered by APALA, the Asian/Pacific American Library Association. The first speaker was Dr. Satsuki Ina, a survivor of…
Reopening Libraries: Smart Strategies for a Healthy Restart at ALA Virtual Conference
Today I attended a session of ALA Virtual Conference about reopening libraries with two speakers. The first speaker, George Coe, is head of Brodart, an important company for library supplies.…
Civic Duty? at ALA Virtual Conference
Another session I attended today at ALA Virtual Conference was called Civic Duty? Libraries and the Disenfranchised. The speakers were Katharine Ellera, an international legal advisor on enfranchisement, Nicole Porter…
Featured Speaker Sonia Manzano at ALA Virtual Conference
It’s always good to hear “Maria” from Sesame Street! Sonia Manzano was talking about her new picture book with National Geographic Kids, A World Together. It’s a book about empathy,…
Are the Kids Okay? at ALA Virtual Conference
I attended a session at ALA Virtual Conference today called Are the Kids Okay? How Librarians Can Use Literature to Help Kids Navigate Socioemotional Stress. The moderator was Kelly Jensen,…
Stacey Abrams at ALA Virtual Conference
A highlight of my experience of ALA Virtual Conference today was hearing Stacey Abrams speak in the President’s Program. Stacey Abrams’ mother was a librarian, so she’s part of the…
Herstory through Activism at ALA Virtual Conference
Today I attended a session called Herstory through Activism: Women, Libraries, and Activism at ALA Virtual Conference. The moderator was Sherre Harrington, and panelists were Emily Drabinski, Dalena Hunter, and…