Thursday, February 24, 2011

AKLA Conference 2011 / Information Iluminated

I recently attended the annual library conference in Juneau with a single mission: to find stimulation, inspiration and information to lift me out of my February slump. Mission accomplished!

I attended the following sessions and will post about some of them in the near future:

Friday 2/18
  • Battle of the Books Title Selection workshop
  • Keynote speaker : Lorrie Heagy "Digital Storytelling"
  • Social Media Starter Kit
  • Authors to Alaska Luncheon
  • AkASL Meeting
  • Mobilize Your Website
Saturday 2/19
  • Marla Frazee - Putting Pictures to Words
  • Allyn Johnston - the Real Deal About Picture Books
  • Brandon Mull - Fantasy as a Gateway to Literacy
  • Highlights from the AASL Fall Forum
  • Empowering Librarians with Novelist
Sunday 2/20
  • I Can Recommend This Book? (Ann Dixon on self published books)
  • Gene Ambaum's Favorite Moments in Graphic Novels