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A video taste of ALA! (The book side)
It may be hard to believe, but for me ALA wasn’t all research presentations and smackdowns and committee meetings.
I wanted to share just a little more of my other ALA experience, especially those experiences relating to books. So here’s a little video taste.
Here’s Neil Gaiman on why writers write, as he accepted the Newbery award for The Graveyard Book:
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Here’s Ashley Bryan, winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, creating family through poetry and sharing his first experience with book making:
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This next video is just a little taste of the wonderful dinner hosted by Simon & Schuster celebrating the publication of Mac Barnett’s Brixton Brothers: The Case of Mistaken Identity. What better theme for our dinner than a murder mystery, investigated by the august Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jon Scieszka?
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No video of this one, but here’s a reprise photograph of me and friends Sara and Erika with the super talented, charming, and adorable Christopher Myers.
Why a reprise? I wish I could remember which ALA it was, but I have a wonderful memory of dancing with Chris at another conference way, way back. (Help would be welcome here.)
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About Joyce Valenza
Joyce is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at Rutgers University School of Information and Communication, a technology writer, speaker, blogger and learner. Follow her on Twitter: @joycevalenza
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