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Well, I’m proud to say that the resident husband and I have arrived safe and sound in ALAla land. Washington D.C. welcomed us like a too affectionate panting dog, all moisture and temperatures over 90...
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ALA Convention Floor 2010: The Days of Wine and Swag Have Gone
When last we left our intrepid hero, she was spending five hours in a Washington D.C. emergency room rather than hanging out with, oh say, Karen Cushman at a Kidlit Drink Night. So there was that. The...
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Fusenews: It’s a mouse. It’s a monkey. It’s a blue footed booby.
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Just Call Me Guy Incognito: ALA Annual Conference 2012 (Day One)
Check this out: That would be my press pass for this year’s 2012 ALA Conference held in beautiful (though strangely stormy and cold as of Thursday) Anaheim, California. Having hopped a plane from my...
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A Taste of the Floor (ew!): ALA Annual Conference 2012 (Day Two)
Full credit to the good people of Sterling for keeping a handy coffin on hand! So Friday actually was a bigger kick-off of than I initially led you to believe, and on the conference floor it was all...
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Oh, What a Time It Was: The ALA Annual 2016 Conference Floor
Sweaty, sticky, moist Orlando edition. So here’s a new way to experience the American Library Association Conference. We’re going to tackle it in a visual way. Which is to say, if I took a picture of...
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Fusenews: Always Pegged Batman as More of a Tomi Ungerer Fan Myself
Happy ALA Conference Week! Starting this Thursday or Friday or so the librarians will descend en masse upon our fair Chicago. To better prepare you please be so good as to check out Andrea Vaughn...
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ALA Annual 2018: Recap Time
When traveling to a library conference in New Orleans, might I suggest that you take your little sister along. There are a multitude of good reasons to do so. 1. If you used to share a bedroom with the...
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I Spy with My Little Eye: Conference Floor Findings
When I was young and full of vinegar I wouldn’t just blog about an ALA Conference when I returned from my sojourns. Oh no, my dear, I would do it friggin’ ON THE CONFERENCE FLOOR! Imagine 20-something...
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ALA 2010: Remembering What I’ve Forgotten
Well, I’m proud to say that the resident husband and I have arrived safe and sound in ALAla land. Washington D.C. welcomed us like a too affectionate panting dog, all moisture and temperatures over 90...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ALA Convention Floor 2010: The Days of Wine and Swag Have Gone
When last we left our intrepid hero, she was spending five hours in a Washington D.C. emergency room rather than hanging out with, oh say, Karen Cushman at a Kidlit Drink Night. So there was that. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fusenews: It’s a mouse. It’s a monkey. It’s a blue footed booby.
So I’m at a lovely picture book author’s event the other night at Sharlene’s (note the shameless plug for my friend’s bar) and while talking to some industry folks I hear a rumor I’d previously been...
View ArticleIf I Were a Rich Girl: The Children’s Literary Conference and Convention Tour
Ever have that moment where you wish you were independently wealthy? Let’s say you are and that you’re also a children’s librarian (dream with me here) who can take leave anytime you wish. What would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Just Call Me Guy Incognito: ALA Annual Conference 2012 (Day One)
Check this out: That would be my press pass for this year’s 2012 ALA Conference held in beautiful (though strangely stormy and cold as of Thursday) Anaheim, California. Having hopped a plane from my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Taste of the Floor (ew!): ALA Annual Conference 2012 (Day Two)
Full credit to the good people of Sterling for keeping a handy coffin on hand! So Friday actually was a bigger kick-off of than I initially led you to believe, and on the conference floor it was all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oh, What a Time It Was: The ALA Annual 2016 Conference Floor
Sweaty, sticky, moist Orlando edition. So here’s a new way to experience the American Library Association Conference. We’re going to tackle it in a visual way. Which is to say, if I took a picture of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fusenews: Always Pegged Batman as More of a Tomi Ungerer Fan Myself
Happy ALA Conference Week! Starting this Thursday or Friday or so the librarians will descend en masse upon our fair Chicago. To better prepare you please be so good as to check out Andrea Vaughn...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ALA Annual 2018: Recap Time
When traveling to a library conference in New Orleans, might I suggest that you take your little sister along. There are a multitude of good reasons to do so. 1. If you used to share a bedroom with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Spy with My Little Eye: Conference Floor Findings
When I was young and full of vinegar I wouldn’t just blog about an ALA Conference when I returned from my sojourns. Oh no, my dear, I would do it friggin’ ON THE CONFERENCE FLOOR! Imagine 20-something...
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