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Be Good by Stacey May Fowles

Posted in book review, tagged , , , , on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Be Good is a tale told in turn by several characters: Morgan, Hannah, Estella, Finn, Jacob, and Mr. Templeton. A web of lies is spun and the reader has a hard time deciphering the truth. At the end, it is plain to see that the truth doesn’t really matter anymore.
This book is the size of The [...]

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Day Three at ALA 2008

Posted in conference, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Day three at ALA was my last day in California, after about four weeks of traveling throughout the state. By that point, I was very tired, and only managed to attend one program before heading home. The program I attended was called Hey! I Want to Do That Too! Gaming and the Elementary Age Child [...]

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ALA Annual 2008 101

Posted in conference, tagged , , , , , on June 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Yesterday, Friday, June 27, 2008, was my fourth day in Anaheim and my first day at the ALA Annual 2008 Conference. Joe Osborn and I attended YALSA 101 (from 1600-1700) and Intellectual Freedom 101 (1700-1800).
YALSA 101
YALSA 101 was an introduction to the conference and YALSA as a division. I went to the ACRL 101 program [...]

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Last Year’s ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC

Posted in conference, professional development, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

My experience at last year’s ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, was guided by the 2 credit course I took with Scott Nicholson, IST 600: Leadership and Organizations. Scott gave us some tips and required us to meet with a leader in the field at the conference. I met with Sari Feldman, Executive Director of [...]

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