{"id":23461,"date":"2020-06-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=23461"},"modified":"2020-06-24T20:47:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T00:47:16","slug":"live-blogging-from-alavirtual20-starts-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/live-blogging-from-alavirtual20-starts-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Blogging from #alavirtual20 Starts Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/2020.alavirtualevent.org\/\">American Library Association Virtual Conference<\/a> starts today. With its theme of &#8220;Community Through Connection,&#8221; it promises to offer a wide variety of educational programming, &nbsp;special author events, a virtual exhibit hall, and opportunities for social networking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2020.alavirtualevent.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ALAVirtual-Logo-for-ALA-Graphics-650x182.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ALAVirtual-Logo-for-ALA-Graphics-650x182.png 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ALAVirtual-Logo-for-ALA-Graphics-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ALAVirtual-Logo-for-ALA-Graphics-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ALAVirtual-Logo-for-ALA-Graphics-1536x431.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ALAVirtual-Logo-for-ALA-Graphics-2048x575.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ALAVirtual-Logo-for-ALA-Graphics-1782x500.png 1782w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ALAVirtual-Logo-for-ALA-Graphics-160x45.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you wondering how you can keep up with all that\u2019s going on at #alavirtual20? We\u2019ve got you covered! Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/\">ALSC Blog<\/a> for information about what\u2019s going on at this online conferece. You can also check in on Twitter; just track the hashtag <strong>#alavirtual20<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourteen bloggers have committed to offering short, frequent posts throughout the conference. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alexa Newman<\/li><li>Alexandria Abenshon<\/li><li>Alyson Feldman-Piltch<\/li><li>Amalia E. Butler<\/li><li>Barb Langridge<\/li><li>Chelsey Roos<\/li><li>Elizabeth Serrano<\/li><li>Jacquie Kociubuk<\/li><li>JoAnna Schofield<\/li><li>Mary R. Voors<\/li><li>Soline Holmes<\/li><li>Sondra S. Eklund<\/li><li>Tanya DiMaggio<\/li><li>Valerie Byrd Fort<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me be the first to thank this wonderful group of volunteers! I hope you will follow the ALSC Blog to read more about what these guest bloggers are learning and experiencing at the Virtual Conference!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 American Library Association Virtual Conference starts today. 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