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Visit PLA @ Booth #2255
The Exhibits opened yesterday to a large crowd of public librarians eager to score freebies from publishers and mingle with vendors. The reception featured hot appetizers and a friendly atmosphere to kick off the beginning of the Exhibits. Public librarians from as far and wide as Australia, Canada, and Lithuania were spotted amongst the cheerful [...]
Ripples in the Pond
Those that attended Nicholas Kristof’s opening session keynote speech will remember it for a long time to come, but possibly for different reasons. Most will recall his message that our greatest moral challenge and the cause of our times is gender inequality around the globe. Some will be reminded of the harrowing and inspirational stories [...]
A latecomer from Indiana
My name is Gretchen and I am not an audiobook person. Oh, I understand why our patrons like them–and why they can be such a boon to reluctant readers–but they’re just not my thing. I’m a very visual person and my mind tends to wander just listening to a story and then I realize I [...]
Imaginary Wilford Brimley says Walk!
Hi! My name is Jack Gregory, blogging the PLA conference here in Portland. After many years of work in multimedia, digital content management, and library media services, I’m finishing up my MLS/Information management degree at the University of Maryland. This with the aim of providing public librarianship, youth services, and media literacy training for all. That [...]
Preconference–Readers Advisory 2.0: the Next Dimension
Barry Trott of the Williamsburg Regional Library spoke eloqently about Web 2.0 and how it affects our ability to provide effective readers advisory. He spoke on his topic as well as filled in fpr Jessamyn West who was unable to attend due to a problem with travel arrangements. Readers Advisory and collection development are connected, [...]
Playing spot the librarian
When traveling to library conferences, I always like to get warmed up by guessing who else on the plane is a librarian. On this trip, I traveled with two colleagues from Kingston, Ontario, and they pointed out that the game isn’t as easy as it used to be. Or as my mother (also a librarian [...]
Interested in Checking Out Portland Area Libraries during PLA 2010?
Here’s some info to get you started: Multnomah County Library | Portland, Oregon Multnomah County Library is the oldest public library west of the Mississippi, with a history that reaches back to 1864. As Oregon’s largest public library, Multnomah County Library serves nearly one-fifth of the state’s population with a wide variety of programs and [...]
Planning Your Trip to Portland?
We’re putting together information to help you out. PLA registration and official housing will open in early September. Bookmark the PLA conference website, as you’ll want to keep checking back for updated information. In addition to the conference website, we’ve also created a section on PLAspace that contains some auxiliary information for you, as well [...]
