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The Public Library Association conference takes place in Philadelphia next month and we want to live vicariously through your attendance! We would love it if you would consider blogging for the ALSC Blog from the conference. With a specific track for those serving youth, there are many opportunities to learn at the Public Library Association conference. Here is a sampling of some of the scheduled sessions: Early Literacy and Learning Spaces Collaborating with Child Care Providers: Everybody Wins @ your library A Wealth of Words: Helping Families Build Young Children’s Language and Literacy Teen Tech Trends: 2012 Edition Cuddle Up and Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens It Takes a Village to Raise a Reader: Creating Grant-worthy, Outcomes-Based Early Literacy Programs In addition, there are author events planned with luminaries such as Jerry Pinkney, or Carl Hiaasen as well as speakers such as Betty White and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr....