Me and my summer cold are getting on a plane real soon now and heading to Chicago to attend the American Library Association conference.
On the librarian side, I will attend many fascinating meetings and programs and peruse the exhibits with an eye to the book collection at our Juvenile Detention Hall, which I’m now responsible for maintaining. Librarian friends who work with incarcerated teens, find me and tell me about titles that have gone over well with your folks! (And/or comment here…)
On the writer side, on Sunday July 12, from 8:30am-10am, Marriott Chicago, Chicago A-D, I’ll be part of YALSA’s Morris Award Presentation & YA Author Coffee Klatch, where I will talk very fast to many people about the project I can’t really talk about yet (it will be a neat trick!), and hand out some Rules stickers if I can hunt up any.
Hopefully by Sunday only my enthusiasm will be infectious.
And may I beseech y’all once again to head over to Chasing Ray, read What A Girl Wants #3 — yeah, it’s a long post, we all have a lot to say! — and add your thoughts in the comments, and also to Significant Objects to read, comment, and bid!