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Twelve things I learned at ALA that were not in the program guide

Jul 09, 2008 09:25

1. John Green is a lot taller than I remember him being. But he's my age and 30 is awfully late for a growth spurt, so maybe I was just wearing higher heels when I first met him in 2005 ( Read more... )

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kittengirly July 9 2008, 21:12:23 UTC

Pigeon!

Damn library budget cuts. . . can't go to meetings. . . stupid hospital. . .

butterflymama3 July 9 2008, 22:16:43 UTC

stuffed Knuffle Bunnies? How awesome!

cedarlibrarian July 10 2008, 13:30:24 UTC

They were awesome. I ended up with a huge Pigeon puppet which I gave to Sophie B. for her daughter. I think Henry would have liked it but too bad for him. He won't know what he's missed.

springsea July 10 2008, 00:22:06 UTC

I had such a lovely time and enjoyed the weather so much I didn't really want to come home. :D

cedarlibrarian July 10 2008, 13:32:12 UTC

The weather was pretty nice for those few days. My problem with living there was that every day was like that and I had a really hard time keeping track of what month or even season it was. But getting away from the icky north Jersey humidity? YES, PLEASE!

kbaccellia July 10 2008, 00:41:41 UTC

I loved the conference! Can I add some other things to your list?

1) Make sure to park close to conference. This helped me when I loaded my car not once but twice with ARCs and other goodies.
2) Highlight authors you want to see. I didn't do this and missed out on seeing Holly Black and Francesca Lia Block.
3) No matter how comfy your shoes are, at the end of the day your feet will ache. Make sure to soak feet afterwards.

I got the Twilight bag too and was hoping it might have some teasers in it. Still, it was cool to get one before they ran out.

cedarlibrarian July 10 2008, 15:42:02 UTC

EW had a spoiler not too long ago in the Popwatch blog. Did you see it? If not, I'm happy to dig up the link for you.

1) Friends and I did this for Book Expo in DC and NY and the extra parking charge was worth EVERY PENNY.

tigerkat July 10 2008, 04:23:44 UTC

So jealous. And are you talking about the Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus pigeon??

cedarlibrarian July 10 2008, 15:49:08 UTC

Yes I am! The plushies were so cute they should have been illegal. And Mo Williems and Trixie were there signing books!