Meeting Charlene Schiff was a real highlight for me. She is a survivor is the truest sense of the word. Charlene’s courage and strength are a source of inspiration. Thank you for the message of compassion that you spread in the world. I sincerely hope that our paths cross again.
I was GREAT to see [...]
Today was our final day, well half-day, in Washington, D.C. Otrell, for some reason, got up at 6:30 am, but the rest of us slept until 8:00 am.
After breakfast, I decided to go back to the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial to get some pictures and I wanted to see the Vietnam Veterans’ [...]
The conference is over; the last day was Tuesday, June 26th. Wednesday was a day that we had all to ourselves. We were finally well rested.
A library colleague we had met at the Coretta Scott King Awards Breakfast had offered to drive our bags back to Maine for us! (Thank [...]
Hi, me again. I’m writing this as of 10:33 PM, Wednesday, 6/27/07. In the morning we went to the Coretta Scott King Awards. Among the winners were such books as Copper Sun, Jazz, and Moses: How Harriet Tubman Led her People to Freedom. Afterwards we visited the exhibit hall one last time, managing a final [...]
We had a fabulous day here in D.C.. We all slept long and well.
Our hotel serves an extended continental breakfast, and, although I modeled good balanced eating habits (e.g. hard-boiled egg, toast with peanut butter, oatmeal and fresh fruit), I’m afraid that my charges are unimpressed and insist on beginning the day with a [...]
After a long night of travel, we did, finally arrive in Washington, D.C.
When we went to the Conference registration, a funny thing happened. Kayla was given her registration materials, a fancy badge holder and a large conference bag (with the conference logo). Tess and Otrell were told that, because they were not ALA [...]
Today was the day I dedicated to my daughter by exploring the world of Beverly Cleary. My daughter is a BIG Ramona Quimby fan.
Here’s what we did on the final day of our trip:
We went to what would have been Ramona’s local public library - in Ramona’s world, it was the Glenwood Library, but [...]
Seattle, Day 4
First, the ALA Awards …
The are numerous awards given by various divisions of the American Library Association; the most famous awards are the Newbery Medal, given to the most distinguished American book for children (ages 9-12), and the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book. But there are other [...]
Our second visit to the exhibit hall was interrupted by an Unfortunate Event: my daughter lost her conference badge. I’m ashamed to admit that I was not very gracious and instead of reassuring her that “everything will be okay,” I got angry and made her cry. (For the record, I did apologize.) The [...]
I had a meeting this morning with school librarians representing every state in the United States. The meeting is called the American Association of School Libraries (AASL) Affiliate Assembly and there are two representatives from each state library association.
QUESTION: Two representatives from each state is like which part of Congress, the House of [...]
