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Day 3 (still without cleverness) – part 2
My brain hurts (and make sure you say that in your best Monty Python “Gumby” voice to get the full effect). Three days have passed and my energy level is low — and there is still half a day to go. It’s going to be a close run thing, and I’m betting that I’ll be [...]
Second Day, Just Like the First (Busy) – part 2
Since my last post was so late in the day, that will likely make this post a bit shorter than previous ones. I just finished up my last session of the day, The RA Toolkit III, and it was pretty much everything I hoped it would be. It never hurts to have not one, but [...]
Second Day, Just Like the First (Busy!)
I wasn’t expecting to update until this evening, as my schedule was pretty packed, but thanks to my unfortunate talent at writing down number incorrectly, I ended up showing up for a meeting that was actually held yesterday. And so go those fabled plans of mice and men (and people with poor date writing skills). [...]
First Day for a First Timer (part 2)
Wow. I’m impressed! I didn’t think I would be, but the keynote speaker at the opening session, John Wood, impressed the heck out of me. He was a fantastic and engaging speaker, and with a cause like Room to Read under his belt, his presentation ended up being a truly brilliant 90 minutes. And even [...]
First Day for a First Timer (part 1)
It started off pretty relaxed this morning (a nice cup of coffee at Dunn Brothers) but things picked up pretty fast after that Unfortunately, not having an actual bus map, I calculated wrong as to where the bus stop would be, but that wasn’t a big problem. While a wee bit chilly this morning (by [...]
From South to North
Well, here I am in Minneapolis. First time I’ve seen snow in almost 9 years, and I have to say it’s a treat. It will be interesting to see if my years in Texas have managed to thinned out my midwestern blood. And yes, Texas, and San Antonio in particular, is where I now live [...]
Hello!
Hi everyone! I’m Anne Robert, a children’s/teen librarian with the Jacksonville (FL) Public Library. I got to Philly early this morning (at 8am *yawn*) and have done a little sight-seeing. I recommend everyone visit Reading Market – the food there is delicious! I will write more about events happening at Midwinter the next few days. [...]
Heading to Philly
Right now, I’m writing to you by way of my Blackberry, on an Amtrak train that left Boston at 6am (I just passed New Haven), on my way to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. Our conference bloggers are also making their ways to the Midwinter meeting, and you will soon be reading their introductory posts, as [...]
