There are not many reasons to get up at 7 am on a Conference day when your first meeting isn’t until 10 am, but then, not every morning is the Youth Media Awards!<\/p>\n
For those of you not there… allow me to paint a picture. Denver is cold– and the streets remain a bit icy, but yet hoards of library people are up and about– you wouldn’t need to consult your Scheduler, just follow the herd of people to a packed room.<\/p>\n
The room was abuzz with people chatting about their favorite books of the year and the excitement\u00a0over what books might win!<\/p>\n
I had to search for my friend and my saved seat, but it was nearly impossible with all of the excited people.<\/p>\n
Once I found her, we started discussing predictions and just general excitement over what was to come! Every year I read the results as they are posted, or see peoples exclamation over Twitter– but it is much different in person!<\/p>\n
As they announced each award and both the honors and winner– the room would explode with cheers, applause, and even stamping feet as they awaited the news!<\/p>\n
Afterwards, I met up with a group of librarians to discuss our thoughts- it was a great way to sum up my earlier training at the Bill Morris Seminar- and just connect and network with others!<\/p>\n
Have you heard the results? What are YOUR thoughts?<\/p>\n
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