Last night, among the crowds of librarians that had poured into the downtown Capital City Brewery, there were a couple of tables hosting KidLit Drink Night. The gathering was arranged by Mother Reader, and open to children’s literature bloggers, authors, and fans. (I’m steadily building my own blog, which sometimes focuses on children’s literature, over at 2ndgenlibrarian.)

The party had begun to thin out a bit by the time I found my way there, but there were still about twenty people seated (and standing) around two tables. While drinks were not had by all, certainly fun was. It was a loud, raucous group, in the middle of a loud, raucous restaurant. I’ll paraphrase the oft-repeated refrain of the evening. “It’s just nice to be with people who care about children’s literature as much as you do.” And it really is.