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The Value of Networking

Report from ALA Annual 2014

Last month's ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas marked the end of my term on the Printz Committee. The weekend was full of author dinners, publisher meetings, and ceremonies. I watched and cheered as our committee chair awarded Marcus Sedgwick the Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature for his book, Midwinterblood. Rainbow Rowell, Sally Gardner, Susann Cokal, and Clare Vanderpool also received well-deserved honors.

Who Uses Libraries and Who Doesn’t

What kind of library user are you? What about your community?

The Future of Libraries

Change is inevitable, and it can be turbulent, but a bumpy ride doesn't mean it's a bad ride.

2014 OLA Conference

Four librarians from Downtown share their experiences from the conference.

My Experience Serving on the 2014 Pritz Committee

I just returned from the ALA Midwinter conference in Philadelphia, where I spent four days in closed meetings with the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature committee.

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