Finally a real report

Wow was ALA fun!

The WebJunction day was informative. Meeting others with small libraries was good - and there are people with more rural libraries then mine. We shared a table with Idaho and hope to arrange a follow up with them soon.

The ALA sessions were also educational. I went to one on courier systems and met with the presenters and some vendors afterwards. Since I have spent the last year submerged in the courier world, it was neat to talk to people I had read about and read articles from. We swapped information, opinions and thoughts.

And then there was Judy Blume. Ahhhhhh..... is all I have to say. She was just great. Julie Andrews was good but I must say I'd rank Judy Blume's presentation above hers.

The exhibits were fun. It was great to walk by tables and recognize authors who were busy signing. I also had a chance to look at and play with products I had only read about like Playaways and Overdrive. Of course it makes me mourn our tiny budget even more. But if that sack of money appears on our doorstep I know what I want to buy.