Category Archives: Conferences/Meetings/Institutes

What does the Maker Movement mean for youth services? #alamw13

I have long been enamored of the idea of maker spaces in libraries. While I am hesitant to make any statements that would come across as endorsing a particular type or focus of “making,” I have to say that I … Continue reading

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Day in the Life of a Children’s Librarian at #alamw13

While schedules vary greatly for the attendees of the ALA Midwinter Meeting–many of my colleagues have far more committee work than I do–I thought it might be fun to offer a look into one of my conference days here in … Continue reading

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Last Night @ #alamw13

Last night was the most amazing night at Seattle Public Library! (If my phone battery hadn’t died, you would also see Christoper Paul Curtis here.) Check it:  

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Today’s the Day! #alamw13

The ALA Youth Media Awards will be announced this morning! There will also be a live webcast available. If you can’t be there in person and are not able to join the webcast, you can still follow results in real-time … Continue reading

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Sunday night: Random House and Rock & Roll #alamw13

Whew! What a busy, wonderful day. I didn’t have any luck using WordPress from my iPhone, so I tweeted instead:#alamw13 really excited about tonight’s panel of authors at the Seattle Public Library. Thank you, Random House! #alamw13 Advice from Newbery … Continue reading

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Because this is how children’s librarians roll #alamw13

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Early morning meetings #alamw13

I’m usually not a morning person, but today I was up and running by 6:00 a.m.  (It helps that my body is still on Eastern Standard Time.) The day started with a 6:30 a.m. meeting of the Pura Belpré Celebración … Continue reading

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School-Age Programs and Services at #alamw13

This morning was the ALSC All Committee Meeting, at which time I sat in on the meeting of the School-Age Programs and Services Committee. I can talk about programming until the end of time, and I wanted to see firsthand … Continue reading

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