Category Archives: ALA Annual 2011

Penguin Young Readers Cocktail Party

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Heather Acerro

Saturday night was a busy night at #ala11. At the third event I attended I met Tomie DePaola, Sarah Dessen, Ingrid Law, Paul Volponi, Brenna Yovanoff, Franny Billingsley and Richard Peck. And I picked up some new books that you … Continue reading →

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Have you ever met one of your heroes?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Mary Voors

One of the things I will always remember about this ALA conference is that it was the time I met Tomie dePaola, this year’s recipient of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Lifetime Achievement Award for his “substantial and lasting contribution to … Continue reading →

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Amelia Bloomer Project: conceived in an elevator, born in a bar

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Mary Ann Scheuer

This morning’s #ALA11 celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Amelia Bloomer Project annual list of feminist books for young readers was an inspiring, joyful affair. I found particularly inspiring the introduction written by Nel Ward, co-founder of the project, … Continue reading →

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At the shuttle stop

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Heather Acerro

This morning at an #ala11 shuttle stop I ran into the Fucile family, or rather 75% of the Fucile family. Stacey and I talked about books (of course) and I learned that Elinor & Eli (pictured above) helped their dad Tony with … Continue reading →

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Time for business

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Lisa Taylor

Sunday morning was time to get down to business – ALSC business, to be precise. This morning, members of each ALSC Committee got an early start. With the help of our ALA/ALSC staffers and committee chairs, we settled in at … Continue reading →

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#BFYA at #ALA11

Posted on June 26, 2011 by abbylibrarian

“It rattles you as a reader.” “Y’know, guys change everything.” “How lucky we are, we’re allowed to love.” Those are quotes from the teens that spoke at the Best Fiction for Young Adults teen input session. This was one of … Continue reading →

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Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Mary Voors

Walking through the massive Exhibit Halls at #ala11 can be a treasure hunt. Some people are searching for ARCs to bring home, some are searching for authors to sign books, some are searching for particular vendors to talk with, some … Continue reading →

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@ your library #ALA11

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Heather Acerro

ALA has a new promotion that you need to know about: Connect With Your Kids @ your library. I spoke with Megan Humphrey, Manager of Campaign for America’s Libraries about it this afternoon. She provided me with gorgeous bookmarks and … Continue reading →

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