Category Archives: ALA Annual 2010

Don’t miss any of these great ALSC events happening in DC! More information is available on the ALSC website. A printable version of ALSC programs happening at Conference is also available on the ALSC website. Friday, June 25 ALSC 101 … Continue reading →

We’re in the home stretch — less than a week and a half before thousands of librarians and library staff from all over descend on Our Nation’s Capital.  And just in time for everyone’s arrival, Washington’s Metro transit system will … Continue reading →

Less than 3 weeks to go, Conference fans! Attendees to the Annual Conference this year will have the good fortune of visiting Washington during the Smithsonian‘s annual Folklife Festival on the National Mall (June 24-28 & July 1-5).  Each year, the … Continue reading →

If you need a few quiet moments away from it all, we recommend taking time to visit and reflect at the Pentagon Memorial.                 Perhaps few events in our lifetimes have had as large an effect on us as the … Continue reading →

Hop On the Bus to Storyville! Take advantage of your stay in Washington, D.C., as part of the ALA conference, to see Baltimore County Public Library’s newest Storyville at the Woodlawn Branch.  Storyville is an interactive learning center for children … Continue reading →

Please volunteer your time and expertise by hosting the ALSC booth at ALA Annual in Washington D.C.  Two-hour slots are available starting Friday, June 25th through Monday June 28th. Exhibits will be held in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, … Continue reading →

Nearly 6 more weeks to go! Washington, D.C. was first laid out by Pierre Charles L’Enfant in 1791.  L’Enfant’s plan was never fully recognized after an argument broke out between him and Andrew Ellicott, who had been conducting the survey … Continue reading →