Monday
July, 14th
Saturday
July, 12th
Overheard at ALA
I jokingly confess to my audiences that I’m a sometimes eavesdropper at conferences! You learn about the profession and how people feel if you listen closely. The most telling and useful was a snippet I heard in the Skywalk at PLA: “Everytime people really like something, we get rid of it.”
Here are just a few from Anaheim:
On the Super Shuttle to the hotel, somewhere between stop #6 and stop #10: “Always make time for yourself at the conference too.”
On the exhibit floor: “Face it, you suck at Guitar Hero, but the teens won’t care.”
At a nearby table at lunch while one person describes the Dewey-less library program to another: “And angry cataloger guy kept saying…”
What did you overhear at ALA? 
Tuesday
July, 1st
we’re going to disneyland!
we’re going to disneyland!, originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian.
What a great way to unwind after a full conference day — and benefit ALA scholarships.
The good news: I made it through the Haunted Mansion!
Monday
June, 30th
ALA Twitter-Effect
I’ve had a great time watching the folks twittering the ALA conference this week. For my ALA TechSource post, I thought I’d look at how Twitter helped, hindered (?) and augmented the conference. I have some ideas but I want to see what anecdotal evidence will do to my thinking. If you want to share a brief anecdote, a favorite tweet/twitter moment, or anything related, please email me:
mstephens7 (at) mac.com
Monday
June, 30th
Library Society of the World wins the “California Dreaming” conference game team competition
Sunday
June, 29th
LSW team pulls ahead in the “California Dreaming” big game as of noon PDT
LSW team pulls ahead in the “California Dreaming” big game as of noon PDT, originally uploaded by ALA staff.
Saturday
June, 28th
Evette Atkins and Steven Bowers
Evette Atkins and Steven Bowers, originally uploaded by Library Journal.
2008 Movers & Shakers Evette Atkins and Steven Bowers, who attended high school together, share a page and a table at LJ’s Movers & Shakers lunch. Check the 2008 ALA Annual Conference page for more live coverage: libraryjournal.com/ala2008
Saturday
June, 28th
Sassy Cadi has the Orange Tote!
Friday
June, 27th
Michael and I scouted out the convention center yesterday
Michael and I scouted out the convention center yesterday, originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian.
Oh! I should have done this post first! Hello to all attending ALA2008. Please say hi if you see me out and about. I’ll be attending the Movers & Shakers lunch, the Scholarship Bash and the LIS Schools Reception. Jenny and I are presenting at the Empowerment conference Sunday morning - bright and early!
Friday
June, 27th
I think it’s the ALA Twittering Librarians!
Friday
June, 27th
well that was the fastest and easiest ala checkin I’ve ever been through!
well that was the fastest and easiest ala checkin I’ve ever been through!, originally uploaded by lauren_pressley.
Nice!
Friday
June, 27th
Greetings from ALA 2008!
I think we’ll see many shots of this the next few days, originally uploaded by mstephens7.
Pizza place very close to the Convention Center.
