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ALA Annual 2016

Takeaways from My 1st ALA Annual

June 28, 2016June 29, 2016| Kristel Sexton|1 Comment

Here’s what I figured out most librarians go to Annual for: Reuniting with colleagues who live far away

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Programming for Tweens? Ideas from #alaac16

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016| Kristel Sexton|Leave a comment

At what age does a child qualify as a tween? Lisa Kropp (@lisagkropp) posed this question at the start of “InbeTWEEN: Services and Programs for Tweens in Public Libraries.”

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Learning to Like Mistakes at #alaac16

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016| Lisa Kropp|2 Comments

Everyone makes mistakes, but how many of us embrace them as learning agents?

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#alaac16: Top Ten Random Thoughts about the Conference

June 27, 2016June 28, 2016| Lisa Kropp|Leave a comment

My conference obligations are done, and I am packed to go home tomorrow morning. Here are my take-aways from #alaac16.

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Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Dinner #alscac16

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016| Linda Ward-Callaghan|Leave a comment

I was an “honorary local arrangements” volunteer and had a lot of fun greeting people headed for the Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder dinner!  If you have a chance to help out (and don’t want to pay the banquet $$) volunteering gets you the perk of reserving a prime seat for the speeches early and the fun of being a greeter for the banquet!    

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#alaac16: Authors Performing Readers’ Theater

June 26, 2016June 28, 2016| Lisa Kropp|Leave a comment

What do you get when you put David Shannon, Mary GrandPre, Alan Gratz, Raina Telgemeier, Christine Kendall, and Jordan Sonnenblick all on stage together? Some pretty intensely funny, and dramatic, book readings.

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#alaleftbehind ? Don’t worry

June 25, 2016June 28, 2016| Lisa Taylor|Leave a comment

If you’re one of the many people who couldn’t make #alaac16, don’t worry. ALSC is still working for you. Here’s a glimpse of today’s Leadership meeting.

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