I’ve arrived in DC today, as have thousands of others. for the ALA Convention. There were librarians on the train from Wilmington, Delaware. There were librarians on the Metro. We’re EVERYWHERE!! And it is great to be here.

I went to “The Stacks” this evening, and it was busy as you would expect. I’ve already talked to some interesting vendors. One (Shelfwiz) had shelf signage that clips on the shelf. Another vendor (Userful) talked about having multiple adult public workstations attached to just one PC, without any significant degradation of speed.

Two authors were at the Sisters in Crime booth, Alexandra Sokoloff and Ellen Byerrum. (I even got a book, which they didn’t seem to be giving to everyone, by playing up ‘newness’ to librarianship!)

It is hot here. Thanks goodness for the shuttle buses. They get you around, but also they give you the opportunity to talk to librarians from across the country. We really are a pretty fun bunch.

I’ve got a full schedule planned for tomorrow. I hope to give you some details from the sessions I attend.