A new day, a new week.
This past week has been long! I went to Chicago for a four-day whirlwind to attend the annual conference of the Association of Jewish Libraries. Aimed at Judaica librarians, it was a great event and I'm glad I got to go. I have loads of notes and things to tell you about in the coming days; the conference gave me a lot to think about and of course I want your thoughts on everything. I attended lots of sessions on children's literature because children's services represents a huge component of my job, but there were also sessions on adult books, social media and other topics.
Then, later this week I went to ReaderCon, a science fiction literature convention aimed at readers and writers. This one was thankfully closer to home, in Burlington, Massachusetts- a twenty minute car ride as opposed to a day of air travel! I'm not a big science fiction reader but my husband is, and I thought I would have the opportunity to learn something new. Besides, unable as I am to attend the American Library Association's conference this year, ReaderCon served as a consolation prize. I'll be writing about that soon as well.
Finally, those of you who saw my Meme-holic post earlier this week know to expect some changes around here- i.e., many fewer memes. My mid-year resolution is to make a greater effort to write more original posts and fewer meme posts, as I've been thinking the memes have been getting out of hand lately. The conferences should give me a good start on that!
I also owe the AJL a post to their conference blog about an event I helped orchestrate at the conference- a round table discussion for job-seekers and those concerned about the state of the economy and how it's affecting libraries and librarians. I created a wiki for folks to use, which I need to update as well.
In the mean time, my big plan for today is to slump on a couch rather than stuff myself into a conference chair! It will be a nice change!
You can read more Sunday Salon posts here.
A quick note- fans of the film and/or book Julie and Julia might like to know that Susan at Susan's Literary Cafe is doing a giveaway of the book. You can enter here.
Wow, what a busy week! I'm sure the book related events were loads of fun, though. You deserve to rest today.
ReplyDeleteI think conferences are so fun and they really stoke up enthusiasm for one's job. You're lucky you can still go - so many libraries are cutting back!
ReplyDeleteIt seems you had an interesting week!
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You've had a busy week! But sounded like you had some fun :) Rest is definitely deserved though!
ReplyDeleteWhat a week you've had! I can't wait to read more about the AJL conference.
ReplyDeleteThe couch potato thing sounds very good. That's pretty much what I'm doing today, with a copy of Shanghai Girls. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm terribly sad I couldn't go to ALA this year. In truth, I'm terribly sad that I've never gotten to go to ALA.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, but there is always next year.
Sure a very busy week.
ReplyDeleteOh memes, I have been addicted to quizzes at my other blog. You start and then you just can't stop, lol
I think you deserve a break, you had quite a week! Looking forward to your posts about it. =)
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It sounds like you deserve to rest for a few days!! Conferences can be a lot of fun but tiring afterwards.
ReplyDeleteHope you got some rest!
ReplyDeleteI went nuts with the kids all day.. thinking I would go to sleep immediately, and instead I stayed up too late watching movies and I should have turned the TV off. Now I'm extra grumpy for a Monday.
FYI I'll be posting my silly review tonight on Sacred Hearts.
It is silly because I just cannot seem to get my words out that convey the message.
I have fought with it for two days and again.. I just want to put it to bed!!
I'd appreciate it if you'd stop by later and let me know how you feel about it. I don't think it contains any spoilers (Not as much as the ones on goodreads did!!)
Wow! It seems like you have had a lot going on recently, and that there is still more to come. I wanted to say that while I do really enjoy reading your memes, I am also looking forward to some new and original posts from you as well. I also noticed that you and I are both reading Sacred Hearts right now, and I am hoping you are enjoying it. I am caught up in it right now, and am about halfway done. It's a pretty good read so far.
ReplyDeleteWow - that's quite a busy week! Hope you can relax a little now.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I look forward to hearing more about the conference and convention, Marie. I hope you are having a good week!
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