Louise Jackson ~ The American West in Recent Children’s Books

I was asked to post this to the blog for those that attended Louise’s presentation. Her website is: http://www.louiseajackson.net/
 Jennifer, Springfield-Greene County Library

Reaching Out with Social Software

Joy Weese Moll, librarian consultant, Washington University Libraries presented a program on Reaching Out with Social Software. It was a fun and informative class for novices and experts alike.
You can stop reading here if you like because her entire presentation is available on a wiki at: http://mlasocialsoftwarepresentation.pbwiki.com
Joy’s definition of social software was [...]

Observations of Another First Timer

Even though I have been out of MLS school for 2 1/2 years, this is my first year at an MLA conference. So far I am having a wonderful time and it really is a learning experience.
Watching Nancy Pearl’s presentation was a delight. Towards  the end of her presentation, she noted three “Perils of a Life [...]

Using Building Blocks in Storytime

In my first MLA conference I was glad to see something familiar – Building Blocks. I have been an official (MLS) librarian for just over a year and a Missouri librarian for the same time. One of the greatest delights of that time has been the Building Block award. It was my [...]

A great start to the 2007 conference!

The first day of a conference got off to a fabulous start with the keynote address by Nancy Pearl. Many others have already discussed her exceptional skill in pulling her audience into her speaking. The best words I can think of to describe her is master storyteller.
I attended the program What Makes a Book a [...]