{"id":244,"date":"2010-07-06T23:44:24","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T03:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderjourneys\/?p=244"},"modified":"2010-07-06T23:48:51","modified_gmt":"2010-07-07T03:48:51","slug":"ala-annual-conference-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderjourneys\/?p=244","title":{"rendered":"ALA Annual Conference 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been more than a week since ALA finished, and I had a wonderful time.\u00c2\u00a0 Time to report!<\/p>\n

I’d had four days at my new job as a Management Analyst for the Office for Children, Provider Services.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s a nice job, very peaceful, but it’s not a librarian position.<\/p>\n

Going to ALA Annual Conference this year was a no-brainer, since I wouldn’t have to pay for travel (except parking) or a hotel.\u00c2\u00a0 And it ended up being a peak experience.\u00c2\u00a0 Three years ago, ALA Annual was in DC and I went and was inspired.\u00c2\u00a0 But that time, I didn’t see a soul I knew.\u00c2\u00a0 This time, every day I saw librarians I’d worked with, bloggers I’d met, and authors whose books I’d reviewed.\u00c2\u00a0 I felt like part of the great big wonderful Kidlit community, and it felt good.\u00c2\u00a0 I did realize that I am a Librarian by calling, not just by job.<\/p>\n

The first night, the main thing going on was the opening of the Exhibits.\u00c2\u00a0 I happily filled my bag with free books.\u00c2\u00a0 And then I looked up and saw an author I admire, whose newest book was sitting on my bedside stand, a few chapters in:\u00c2\u00a0 John Green.<\/p>\n

I didn’t come up with anything especially clever to say, but I managed to ask if I could get a picture with him and with his co-author (of that book on my bedside stand) David Levithan:<\/p>\n

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(David’s on the left, John’s on the right.)<\/p>\n

I also went to see the Peachtree book and found my friend and Writing Sister Kristin Wolden Nitz’s new book Suspect<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0prominently displayed.\u00c2\u00a0 It will be out in the Fall, and they were giving away Advance Reader Copies.<\/p>\n

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I finished up the night at the SCBWI sponsored KidLit Drink Night.\u00c2\u00a0 Right away, I met Karen Cushman!\u00c2\u00a0 Author of The Midwife’s Apprentice<\/em> and Catherine, Called Birdy, <\/em>among other great books.<\/p>\n

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I met lots more authors, some published and some unpublished (like me), and many whom I knew from the DC KidLit Book Club.\u00c2\u00a0 I was hoping to meet Betsy Bird of the Fuse #8 Blog<\/a>, but unfortunately she was in the Emergency Room with a sprained ankle.\u00c2\u00a0 I did meet my friend Kristin’s agent and lots of other fascinating people.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then I lugged my books home on the Metro and resolved to drive for the rest of the conference.\u00c2\u00a0 It was a nice beginning!\u00c2\u00a0 Already I’d gotten lots of cool books, met wonderful people, and schmoozed with authors and bloggers and agents and librarians.\u00c2\u00a0 And that was in only a few hours.\u00c2\u00a0 There were three more long days to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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