#alaac17

[mikemaihack]

Painted this watercolor for ALA 2017′s silent art auction this weekend. I’ll be in Artist Alley, table 1251. Any librarians going to be there, be sure to stop by and say hello!

[libraryjournal]

From a Publishers Weekly article by Andrew Albanese: In a powerful opening keynote at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Reshma Saujani, founder of the national nonprofit Girls Who Code, told librarians that getting young girls interested in technology is the key to better future—and she u..

Saujani urged librarians to help her change a culture that is pushing girls away from coding, and computers. #alaac17

[abigaillphillips]

Advice ALAAC17 Didn't Ask Me For

I’ve noticed this a lot on social media, but especially Facebook and Twitter. Librarians are really stressing about figuring out their schedules for Annual and general conference stuff. I’ve attended way too many conferences. At this point my schedule basically makes itself. Not sure how that happened.

But if I could give any advice (which no one asked me for but here it is anyway), it would be to NOT STRESS OUT ABOUT A CONFERENCE. You don’t need to know exactly what you’re going to do every hour of every day. Part of attending a conference is, sure, learning new practical things to take back to your library and coworkers. A larger part of conferencing is networking and community. Meeting new people, reconnecting with friends, becoming knowledgeable about the profession, and discovering more about what it means to be a librarian.

Skim the schedule, pick out a few sessions/meetings/panels you REALLY want to attend, and see what happens. If you want to become more involved in ALA leadership, stop by a Council, division, or round table meeting. They’re generally open to everyone. I always go to YALSA, Council, and LRRT. Depends on your interests. Talk to people (on the bus, before a program, in the exhibit hall, in line for stuff). Hang out in the Networking Uncommons and librarian watch. Ask questions. Go to socials. Avoid hangovers (that's the hard one). Let me know if you have questions or want to chat!

It’s overwhelming but in a fun, exhausting sort of way!

[librarianwardrobe]

Name: Brian Hart Job Title:  Deputy Director of Libraries Type of Library: Public Location: Greensboro, NC

Name: Jhani Alexander Job Title: Senior Adult Librarian Type of Library: Public Location: New York City

Many thanks to our volunteer photographer Shaundra Walker for these photos! 

[libraryadvocates]

Advocacy Challenge - Day 3

Whether you are joining us in person, or you are #alaleftbehind, join us for this year’s ALA Annual Conference Advocacy Challenge.

#ALAAC17 Advocacy Challenge - Prepare

Read up on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the government overreach it would enable. The fight to reform it has begun and is expected to intensify this fall. Hit the link for details.

[americanlibraryassoc]

Were you #alaleftbehind for #alaac17? No worries, American Libraries has you covered. :) 

(p.s. you can watch a video of Hillary Clinton’s speech here.)

[drawnandquarterly]

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The great Lynda Barry singing her ode to the library at the Eisner Reception at #alaac17! (at Hyatt Regency Chicago)

[nicolayoon]

Truly one of the greatest honors of my life was getting to meet and listen to Representative John Lewis at the Coretta Scott King Award breakfast. I can't really express how much it means to me. He was inspired and inspiring. He encouraged us all to get into " good trouble. Necessary trouble." If you haven't read the MARCH graphic novels yet, please pick them up. Rep. Lewis is everything that is great about America. #alaac17

[thegeneha]

My ALA Conference Silent Auction this weekend! Wonder Woman reading the imaginary On Pleasure by Clio (from the movie), and the very real but lost Complete Works of Sappho and Hypatia's Astronomy. Oh, and Beauvoir & Simone's The Second Sex, which is likely different from our version :) @americanlibraryassociation #alaac17 #wonderwoman #copic #geneha #clio #sufferingsappho #hypatia

[comicsmachine]

Prelude; Denouement. Drawn at the American Library Association Annual Conference, June 25, 2017.

[nessismore]

Victoria Schwab is currently talking about author engagement on social media, and about trusting in fan responsibility to not violate the author’s personhood/privacy about what they haven’t shared and it’s something that fans across all mediums should really keep in mind. When an author is so open with you about some things, you should absolutely respect their privacy on things they want to keep private.

[thatgothlibrarian]

It me 😎#alaac17

[libraryjournal]

The politician reflected on her time as a presidential candidate and U.S. Senator from New York, but not before expressing how grateful she was to be among librarians in her native Chicago. “Any chance I have to come and say thank you, I am so glad to do.”

Emphasizing that we need libraries and critical thinkers now more than ever, Clinton explained that her love of reading has seen her through good and hard times. “After this election one of the things that helped me most—aside from long walks in the woods and the occasional glass of chardonnay—was, once again, going back to the familiar experience of losing myself in books,” she mused.

Photo courtesy of Aala

[abigaillphillips]

Lake Shore run! (Can you tell how happy running Chicago makes me?) #running #librarianswhorun #alaac17

[librarianwardrobe]

Happy #ALAAC17!! Keep an eye out for our wonderful volunteer photographers! Shaundra and Emily will be photographing stylish folks throughout the conference! If they ask to take your picture and you agree, please keep in mind that they will need the usual LW info from you: your position title or student/other status, type of library/institution where you work (if applicable), and where you're from (#metadata).

Shaundra Walker, Interim Library Director at an academic library in Georgia

Emily Wagner, Information Manager, ALA, at the Washington Office

[libraryadvocates]

ICYMI - Hillary Clinton was the keynote speaker during the closing session of ALA Annual 2017. During her speech, she called on librarians to “defend truth and reason and evidence and facts."