{"id":35801,"date":"2026-04-10T00:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=35801"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:10:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:10:48","slug":"alsc-blog-at-pla26-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2026\/04\/alsc-blog-at-pla26-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"ALSC Blog at #PLA2026 &#8211; Wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, from April 1st through the 3rd, a group of volunteer Conference Bloggers wrote personal reports from the 2026 Public Library Association Conference in Minnesota. The 28 posts published over those three days were widely read and appreciated. In addition, they were highlighted in the April 8th edition of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibrariesmagazine.org\/al-direct\/\">American Libraries Direct<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibraryassociation.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT0xMjMxNTYxMSZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTAzMDk5JmxpPTEyMTA4MjUzNw\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PLA Conference recaps<\/a> <\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"7\" width=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nbuw4Irs1jt8S0MTpcoUN-OjLIiYGXlgGUo0vo3ZRhrsJnXKi2rabk67uX8q8DqXBriNTBVKimp3aZavUTe4b9JgfVe8lNpvDyEY1lHBWI_IJ5gAnlCEZ1A7U7OgRU2Yd6ETMbVKbvN-RtvRg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/ala-publishing.informz.net\/ala-publishing\/data\/images\/7px-spacer.jpg?cb=513699\" alt=\"\">  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samantha Ingerson writes: \u201cThe first day of a conference is always incredibly exciting\u2026 and incredibly tiring. However, there is something very different about the Public Library Association Conference. I\u2019m not sure what it is: seeing different librarians from different states who have the same ideas as you, learning new things, or maybe it\u2019s just exciting because it\u2019s exciting. Either way, day one didn\u2019t disappoint.\u201d Find recaps of sessions on <a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibraryassociation.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT0xMjMxNTYxMSZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTAzMDk5JmxpPTEyMTA4MjUzOA\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advocacy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibraryassociation.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT0xMjMxNTYxMSZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTAzMDk5JmxpPTEyMTA4MjUzOQ\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">serving migrant families<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibraryassociation.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT0xMjMxNTYxMSZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTAzMDk5JmxpPTEyMTA4MjU0MA\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fat-inclusive libraries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibraryassociation.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT0xMjMxNTYxMSZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTAzMDk5JmxpPTEyMTA4MjU0MQ\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teen spaces<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/americanlibraryassociation.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT0xMjMxNTYxMSZwPTEmdT0xMTE5OTAzMDk5JmxpPTEyMTA4MjU0Mg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more<\/a>&#8230;. <em>ALSC Blog, Apr. 1\u20133<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special thanks to our guest bloggers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alison Loewen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amelia Jenkins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annaliese Melvin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne Friederichs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jen Pace Dickenson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Hargrove<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lisa Mulvenna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samantha Ingerson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Witt Salley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">for their insightful and timely posts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These nine writers were so prolific that we have seven more #PLA26 &#8220;wrap-up&#8221; posts which will be published throughout the day today, October 10th. You can find all the posts from the days of the Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?s=%23pla2026&amp;_zs=7Amvg1&amp;_zl=2cXgA\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If <strong>YOU<\/strong> would be interested in volunteering to write for the ALSC Blog at a future conference, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.alaannual.org\/\">ALA&#8217;s Conference in June<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/plan-now-to-attend-the-2026-national-institute\/\">National Institute<\/a> in October, simply fill out a <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrm5zvmvWVcUFQqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference Blogging Interest Form<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;d love to have your contributions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Feature photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.placonference.org\/\">PLA Conference website<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, from April 1st through the 3rd, a group of volunteer Conference Bloggers wrote personal reports from the 2026 Public Library Association Conference in Minnesota. 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