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Internet Librarian 2009 – Meredith Hammons
Day 2: I tried to vary it up a little more today. The first session I attended was the keynote presentation, in which Erik Boekesteijn interviewed Paul Holdengraber, the Director of Public Programs for the New York Public Library. This presentation was very exciting and engaging. Paul is the founder, curator and voice of “Live [...]
Andrew Carnegie with a Yak
John Wood, author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, officially opened the Public Library Association National Conference with a very inspiring presentation about his Room to Read organization, which is building schools and libraries in Asia and Africa. If he writes as well as he speaks, his book should be a very inspiring read. [...]
Paula Poundstone to Keynote Closing Session at PLA 2008
Acclaimed comedian Paula Poundstone will present the keynote address at the Closing Session of PLA’s 12th National Conference on March 29 at 11:45am in Minneapolis. Poundstone is the author of There’s Nothing in this Book I Meant to Say, as well as a regular guest panelist on National Public Radio’s news quiz show Wait Wait [...]
