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Category Archives: Blogger Mary Fellows
So You (Might) Want To Be (ALSC) President
It’s June, the last month of my ALSC presidency. As my term nears its end, I think about the leaders who will come after me to carry on our work. Carolyn Brodie and Starr LaTronica will each in their turn … Continue reading
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Party Like You’re 75
Like many of us, as a young professional I was fascinated by stories from members of Caldecott committees. What was it like to be part of those secret, important deliberations? How delicious was it to hug the knowledge of the … Continue reading
Need more info on serving tweens? Put this on your schedule
If you’re going to Annual Conference, put this on your schedule now: The Digital Live of Tweens and Young Teens, Monday, 6/25, 8 – 10 a.m. This program, a collaborative ALSC/YALSA presidents program, has two speakers who offer unusual perspectives. … Continue reading
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One Día to Change the World
Children’s Day/Book Day. For those of us serving children in libraries, that’s every day. We know first-hand the power of the right book at the right time in the hands of a child. We know that reading changes lives. We … Continue reading
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Tween Award Booklist
Over the past few years, we’ve had useful discussions in ALSC about how our association supports library service to tweens. ALSC has made some forward strides in supporting our members who serve this fun and sometimes elusive group – online … Continue reading
Chat With Your People
We’re two weeks past Midwinter Conference, and I am still energized by the many interactions I had with ALSC members. A piece of advice I’ve given to students choosing their library specialty is to go to different groups’ events, look … Continue reading
Resolutions and parties
Happy new year! The champagne is quaffed, the hors d’oeuvres consumed in large quantities, and it’s now time to get down to the serious business of . . . new year’s resolutions! Are you a resolution-maker? I find that resolutions … Continue reading
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ALSC Friends of the Heart
Many years ago I read a distinction between “friends of the road” – people in our lives briefly, drawn to us by common circumstances – and “friends of the heart” – people with whom we have a true and lasting … Continue reading
